Government and right wing tabloids insist that Britain is too soft on migrants and life must get harder for them. For many, life is hard enough.
Nine ordinary Ukrainians – ‘The Nine’– are currently sitting in jail in Kyiv. They were part of a peaceful protest near the Presidential Administration building; they paid for this with their health and their freedom.
Theresa May will face questions about why up to £180,000 was spent on a failed deportation.
The introduction of the Destitution Domestic Violence concession in 2012 giving some migrant victims access to public funds was widely welcomed. However, while many have long waits for benefits, others still do not have a safety net to escape violence.
MPs and Peers berate Chris Grayling for his government's attack on Legal Aid.
The recent Home Affairs Select Comittee session on drugs revealed the problematic disconnect between government policy and the official advice and evidence it receives. The controversial banning of khat, contrasted with the complete inaction towards 'legal highs', raises serious questions about th
Britain deported asylum-seeker Isa Muazu to Nigeria in the early hours of Friday morning, 29 November. So ends the UK's reputation "as a country with humane, civilised, just policies and government", says Liberal Democrat Peer John Roberts.
A Nigerian asylum seeker has been on hunger strike in a UK detention centre for more than 90 days. The British Home Office has drawn up an 'end of life plan' and made arrangements to deport him early on Friday morning. An important line has been crossed.
A Nigerian asylum seeker on hunger strike at a UK immigration detention centre is due to be forcibly deported early morning, Friday 29 November.
UK Parliamentarians plead for the life of Nigerian asylum-seeker Isa Muazu.
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of Campsfield, the immigration removal centre which heralded a mass expansion of detention and opened the door for profit in immigration control in Britain. Yet outside the prison and within, there are voices of dissent, says Bill MacKeith.
US drones are often thought of as focused entirely on action against Al-Qaeda and associates, particularly in Pakistan. But the CIA's expanding global net extends into the Pacific, linked to the surveillance operations of the National Security Agency.
