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Farage vows to end ILR, migrants reapply for five-year visa
Reform UK’s pledge to replace ILR with a five‑year renewable visa would be retroactive, impose higher salary and language tests,…
Home Office blocked from appealing halt to Eritrean deportation
(UNITED KINGDOM) The Home Office has been blocked from appealing a High Court order that paused the removal of an…
Protests Erupt as Ethiopian Asylum Seeker Kebatu Is Sentenced in UK
Kebatu assaulted a teenager and an adult at the Bell Hotel on July 7, 2025; arrested July 8, convicted of…
UK ILR Reform Not Scrapping Residency, Extends Path to 10 Years
A May 2025 white paper proposes extending ILR waiting times to ten years for most work visas, tougher English and…
Indian National First Deported Under UK-France Migration Treaty
The UK deported an Indian national to France under an August 2025–June 2026 pilot that detains small‑boat arrivals, bars them…
Britain’s asylum work ban risks failing claimants and the economy
On Feb 18, 2025 the UK reaffirmed tight work bans for asylum-seekers. Record applications and long backlogs strain support: 109,536…
Court Challenges Leave UK-France Deal in Limbo, Migrants Waiting
The July 10, 2025 UK-France “one-in, one-out” asylum swap would return small-boat arrivals to France and admit equal vetted cases…
Exeter At Risk as UK Tightens International Student Rules
Effective September 16, 2025, the UK tightens student visa compliance with 95% enrolment, 90% completion and under 5% refusal targets,…