UK Immigration Minister says 'targeted' spot checks will continue
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18:53 02/12/2013
The UK's immigration minister Mark Harper has told the BBC that spot-checks of people's immigration status at UK railway stations will continue. Mr Harper said that the operations were intelligence-...
Study criticises UK's 'tens of thousands' immigration target
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Academics at University College London have published a report criticising the UK's Coalition government for its policy of reducing net immigration to 'tens of thousands' a year by 2015. The report,...
UK immigration abandons plan for visa security bonds
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9:30 30/10/2013
A spokesman for the UK's Home Office has announced that it will not send out any more vans pulling advertising billboards which advise those in the country illegally to 'go home or face arrest'. On...
UK immigration minister says he may sanction more go home adverts
11:20 28/10/2013
Mark Harper, the UK's immigration minister, has said that he may commission a nationwide campaign of adverts telling illegal immigrants to 'go home or face arrest'. Mr Harper told the BBC's Question...
Negative reaction to UK immigration bill
11:16 23/10/2013
A range of voices have criticised the UK government's immigration bill which was announced by the Home Secretary on 10th October 2013. The bill has united lawyers, doctors, unions and, astonishingly...
