Immigration and asylum

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Tuesday briefing: How the UK left 64 asylum seekers stranded on an island in the Indian Ocean

In today’s newsletter: As a judge finds the government unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia, we look at the geopolitcs that led to them being trapped in ‘hell on earth’ for three yearsGood morning. In October 2021, a boat carrying dozens of Tami…

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Rishi Sunak backtracks plan to restrict graduate visas after cabinet opposition

Ministers argued for radical crackdown on visas would be damaging for universities and UK economyPlans for a radical crackdown on graduate visas that allow overseas students to work in the UK for up to two years after graduation look set to be abandone…

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Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans

Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to CommonsUK politics – latest updatesRishi Sunak’s government is considering concessions on the Rwanda deportation bill to allow exemptions for Afghans who s…

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Heavily pregnant Afghan women eligible to come to UK stuck in Pakistan

People who worked for or were affiliated with the British Council may lose babies as government delays relocation to UKPregnant Afghan women who are eligible for resettlement in the UK have been told their babies may not survive unless they are urgentl…

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