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fromTheregister
1 day ago

Home Office still relies on 25-year-old asylum case database

Despite completing its rollout of a new case management system, Home Office caseworkers are still referring back to data in a 25-year-old legacy system when processing asylum claims, according to a public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) also found problems with the data input on the newly implemented system, Atlas, that are delaying decisions. Atlas was developed to digitize and automate routine tasks, and streamline the process.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Sharp fall in UK net migration with drop in arrivals for work and study

Net migration to the UK fell by two-thirds to 204,000 in the year ending June 2025, driven mainly by fewer work and study arrivals.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Home Office tells foreign students they will be removed if they overstay visas

The UK Home Office will contact about 130,000 foreign students, warning that overstaying visas or submitting meritless asylum claims will lead to removal.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Bolsonaro given 48 hours to explain alleged plans to flee to Argentina

Jair Bolsonaro faces demands to explain alleged plans to flee to Argentina to avoid arrest while on trial for allegedly plotting to overturn the 2022 election.
fromeuronews
5 months ago

Greece approves suspension of asylum claims for migrant sea arrivals

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expressed 'deep concern.' While acknowledging Greece's right to manage borders, UNHCR said border control 'must be in line with international and European law.'
EU data protection
fromsfist.com
5 months ago

Day Around the Bay: Mexican and Honduran Soccer Fans Fear ICE Presence at Levi's Stadium

An SFMTA employee is being investigated for allegedly misrepresenting himself as an IT manager to receive freebies from vendors, violating 20 city ethics rules.
San Francisco
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
6 months ago

Bilingual, Educated, Qualified-and Still Not Welcome in Quebec | The Walrus

Bill 21 limits religious symbols for certain public servants, impacting individuals like Nour Farhat who wear hijabs and oppose the law's implications.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

Visa applications for some nationalities could be restricted

The UK government plans to restrict visa applications from countries with high overstay and asylum claim rates.
Home Office aims to reduce potential abuses in the UK's immigration system.
fromNew York Post
7 months ago

Exclusive | Alleged gangbanger deported to El Salvador by Trump was allowed into US using CBP One app under Biden - despite already being deported

A photographer who captured the moment Hernandez Romero was escorted into the megaprison in El Salvador reported hearing the migrant cry out, "I'm not a gang member. I'm gay. I'm a stylist" as he was slapped and had his head shaved, according to CBS News.
US politics
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