Today we received confirmation from the Home Office that the Secretary of State proposes the introduction of a new immigration Bill into Parliament which will further erode the rights of applicants and immigrants. The new Bill arrives on the day that a recent YouGov survey reports that the public do not actually want tougher immigration […]
Home Office ‘Go Home’ Advertisements Banned for being misleading A recent Home Office (former UK Border Agency) campaign telling illegal immigrants to “Go Home” has been banned for using misleading arrest statistics. The campaign, which involved vans displaying a huge poster on each side saying ‘Go Home or Face Arrest’ were driven through six […]
The National Crime Agency (NCA) replaced the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) yesterday as the home secretary published the government’s strategy to ‘relentlessly pursue’ organised and serious crime. The agency will have significantly less funding than it’s predecessor. Labour chairman of the Home Affairs select committee Keith Vaz raised questions as to whether the budget […]
Britain is pressing ahead with a controversial trial of a scheme to make visitors from six countries pay a £3,000 bond. The proposal had caused an international storm as well as complaints from businesses. But the Government has decided to press ahead with the proposal in developments announced today. The government said it would begin […]
Spouse Visa Minimum Income Threshold unjustified says High Court Recent changes to the Immigration Rules affecting British citizens who want their spouses to join them in this country from abroad were described as “onerous” and “unjustified” by a High Court judge on Friday 5th July 2013. The three cases challenged the requirements of the Immigration […]
