With these confirmed arrivals on Wednesday, the 2026 total for crossings will exceed 2,000, surpassing numbers recorded at the same point in 2024 and 2025. This surge in crossings is likely to intensify political pressure on the Government to take decisive action regarding border control and asylum processing.
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Nathan Law, a former Hong Kong politician who arrived in the UK in 2020 and has a bounty on his head, said that the government should reflect on its moral obligations when enacting its increase of the standard qualifying period for permanent residence to a decade. He said the proposed change in asylum laws was creating fresh anxiety and uncertainty for Hongkongers forced to flee their homes.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
More than 664,000 applications for work, student, family and visitor visas were turned down in the 12 months to September 2024, with India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe facing the highest refusals.
Fadi Farhat emphasized that the Paris London migrant deal is 'toothless' and fails to deliver the effectiveness claimed by the government.
An investigation found that migrants in taxpayer hotels are charged with serious crimes such as rape, sexual assault, robbery, and grievous bodily harm.
The Ministry of Defence offered to expedite the review of a rejected resettlement application of an Afghan national after he posted sensitive details from a data breach on Facebook.