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High percentage of Brits want ban on EU migrants
Following official figures showing more UK citizens emigrating than ever before, a new poll claims that 79 per cent of respondents want a ban on migrants from the EU.
The Daily Express opinion poll, conducted earlier this week, was commissioned by ‘Get Britain out of the EU’, a campaign group dedicated to forcing Britain to leave the...
UK the most popular EU country for migrants
Recently released statistics show that the UK is the most popular European Union destination for migrants, with over half a million arriving during 2010.
The Eurostat report will have come as no surprise to Londoners and residents in many cities and towns in the northern parts of England, as their communities have borne the brunt of...
London Metropolitan University loses visa licence
Overseas students attending courses at London Metropolitan University are facing deportation after the European Union revoked the establishment’s right to sponsor students from outside the EU. According to the UK Border Agency, the university has failed to deal with systematic failings it was ordered to address six months ago.
A task...
Temporary border staff accused of immigration mistakes
Border staff have been making allegations that temporary workers brought in to help cope with an increase of visitors to the UK during the Olympic Games have been responsible for a number of potentially serious blunders. Around 500 extra staff were brought in to make sure that immigration formalities continued to run smoothly.
However, UK...
Olympic security workers detained over immigration offences
Nothumbria Police have arrested three employees of a security company in Newcastle who they suspect of committing security offences. The individuals were taken into custody before they were due to start work at St James’ Park. The arrests were coordinated with the UK Border Agency.
Although no details have yet been released concerning...
UK Border Agency struggling with backlog
The home affairs committee is calling for more to be done by the UK Border Agency to clear a backlog of failed migrants who should already have been removed from the country. The Home Office has reacted to the report that there are 275,000 people who should have been deported that it is aware of the issues and is already in the process of...
Immigration queues at Heathrow close to being acceptable
Immigration Minister Damian Green has told the home affairs committee that plans to bring waiting times at passport control at Heathrow Airport to a maximum of 45 minutes remain on track. Mr Green was called in front of the committee after its chairman, Keith Vaz, described the queues he had seen as appalling.
Mr Green said he had visited...
UKBA failing to deal with immigration backlog
A new report by a government immigration inspector suggests that the UK Border Agency doesn’t have an adequate system in place for dealing with the rising number of foreign nationals in Britain who are staying on even though their visas have expired. The report claims that the number remaining in the country without the proper paperwork has...
UK minister promises extra Heathrow Immigration staff
As reported by Travel News, the infamous lengthy queues at Heathrow Airport’s immigration desks have convinced the government to allow for an increase in staff members.
British immigration minister, Damian Green, has informed Parliament that the UK government’s initial proposal (which was to recruit 70 extra Border Force staff...
Bogus immigrant weddings halted in Leeds
As reported in the BBC, nearly 70 bogus marriages involving immigrants to the UK were stopped by immigration officers in a one month period thanks to a scheme which monitored an active downtown register office. The UK Border Agency appeared at the scene to halt two nuptials involving men living in the nation illegally.
The nuptial services...
