The British government has secretly resettled thousands of Afghans in the United Kingdom for fear they might be targeted by the Taliban after their personal details were leaked, Defence Secretary John Healey revealed on Tuesday. Details about the accidental data breach by a British soldier and the secret relocation programme for Afghans were made public…
The Trump administration has faced a raft of legal challenges as it seeks to radically restrict immigration to the US. A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump cannot block approved refugees from entering the country under the guise of a wider travel ban. US District Judge Jamal Whitehead…
An appeals court has briefly extended temporary protected status (TPS) for nearly 12,000 Afghans in the United States, hours before it was to expire. Monday’s order came 60 days after the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President Donald Trump announced that it was ending the legal protections for thousands of Afghans legally living…
Democrats in the United States Senate have released a string of text messages and email correspondences that they say raises questions about the executive branch’s commitment to complying with court orders. On Thursday, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, released what he described as “whistleblower” evidence about government…
Eight migrants in United States custody have lost a last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation to South Sudan, a country facing ongoing criticism for human rights abuses. On Friday, Judge Brian Murphy of Boston denied the eleventh-hour appeal, which has been the subject of a flurry of legal activity throughout the day. The appeal argued that…
Starmer’s team has been courting closer relations with Berlin since they were in opposition, particularly on defense and security, which was the focus of a separate agreement signed last October. An ally of the German chancellor said that he was keen to put a “personal face” on the U.K.- German relationship. However, the date of…
NewsFeed The US has announced it will begin aggressively revoking Chinese students’ visas and increase scrutiny of future applicants. China has responded, saying it opposes any disruption to existing student exchange arrangements, as Katrina Yu reports from Beijing. Published On 29 May 202529 May 2025 Source link
Indian students and workers are the largest group of foreigners to have left the UK over the past year amid tightening visa and immigration policies, showed the country’s latest migration statistics, released on Thursday. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP) According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis for 2024, around 37,000 Indians who…
Home » TRAVEL NEWS UPDATES » How UK’s New Visa Rules Extend Settlement Wait Times, Impacting Migrants and Travelers Across Britain? Thursday, May 15, 2025 The UK government announced in May 2025 that it plans to extend the qualifying period for migrants seeking permanent settlement—from the current five years to ten years. This…
The problem with cutting care worker visas is the sector is “really badly paid”, the immigration advisory committee chairman has said. Brian Bell told the BBC’s Today programme: “Lots of workers earn exactly minimum wage. Progression is really bad. “Five years in social care you’re probably going to get about 5p extra per hour relative…