Shabana Mahmood to Unveil Sweeping Shake-Up of Britain’s Asylum System Payments
Britain’s asylum framework is bracing for its most dramatic overhaul in nearly two decades, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set to announce wide-ranging changes on Monday aimed at calming public anxiety over migration and tightening rules around state support. Mahmood is preparing to remove the automatic right to housing and Continue Reading
EU TIGHTENS MIGRATION RULES
The European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU’s migration and asylum rules, known as the EU Asylum and Migration Pact. The pact, which will come into force in two years, aims to speed up the asylum process and boost the return of irregular migrants to home countries. Continue Reading
TLSContact Visa Agency charging ‘extras’ to fast track Ukrainian Refugee Visas
From OpenDemocracy openDemocracy has seen evidence that two people who applied for visa appointments on behalf of Ukrainian family or friends through TLSContact in the past week were offered paid services by the company. “It’s absolutely bollocks what Priti Patel is saying,” said Helen Howard-Betts, who has been trying to Continue Reading
