UK MPs ask Prime Minister to remove students from immigration figures
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9:51 04/02/2013
The chairmen and chairwoman of five influential UK parliamentary committees have signed an open letter to the UK's Prime Minister David Cameron asking him to remove international students from the UK...
UK immigration watchdog says only 13% of failed asylum seekers deported
11:12 13/12/2012
While appearing before the Home Affairs Select Committee on 4th December 2012, John Vine, the UK's chief selector of immigration confirmed that only 104 of 764 asylum seekers who were refused leave...
Inspector condemns UK immigration's failures in asylum cases
19:30 26/11/2012
The UK's chief inspector of immigration John Vine has released an extremely critical report which accuses the UK Border Agency (UKBA) of incompetence, inefficiency, poor customer service, a lack of...
UK Border Agency awards contract to outsourcing firm Capita.
18:09 19/09/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA), one of Britain's main immigration authorities, has placed a contract to find and deport illegal immigrants in the hands of a private sector company, Capita. The contract...
UK parliament votes to limit population to 70m
14:27 07/09/2012
UK MPs debated immigration in the House of Commons yesterday. A backbench debate was triggered by a petition from the Migrationwatch UK pressure group, which campaigns for a reduction in the level of...
UK MPs criticise UK immigration authorities over tier 4 student visa system
13:03 04/09/2012
The UK parliament's Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report entitled 'Immigration: Points based System Student Route' today, 4th September 2012. The report is fiercely critical of the UK...
