UK immigration staff blast asylum seeker fingerprint plans
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14:14 17/02/2021
UK immigration border staff have blasted Home Office plans to reintroduce fingerprinting by force on asylum seekers arriving on British shores from the Channel. A similar measure was scrapped in 2012...
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The Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison has announced 'sweeping changes' to the way Australia defends its borders. The principle innovation is the creation of the Australian Border Force (...
