To a lot of people in the UK, the general view on emigration to the UK is pretty negative. This has to do a lot with recent election debates on the issue. However, it also had to do a lot with the very extensive coverage that the media has been ...
The deportation of activists, which does include more than 40 Brits, that were detained during the storming of an aid flotilla heading for the Gaza Strip is now underway. All of the 679 detainees that were taken off the ships during the Israeli military-led action, which saw nine civilians killed, ...
Many sources now claim that a record number of Bangladeshis were able to get British citizenship in 2009. On top of this, the highest number of emigrants were also granted citizenship, according to UK government figures.
According to statistics released by the UK Home Office, 12,400 Bangladeshis were awarded citizenship in ...
Apparently police have recently found 16 illegal emigrants that were caught trying to smuggle themselves into the UK. They were attempting to do this by breaking into a lorry that contained a £1 million, 200 mph racing car. UK Border Agency officers working in Calais discovered eight Afghans, ...
The government has just recently warned that the asylum system does face chaos due to delays in the payment of legal aid. The Refugee and Migrant Justice said that it's facing a cash crisis, because a growing proportion of its legal aid is now only paid upon completion.
The charity is ...
Apparently the UK has finally seen a drop of 9 percent in long term emigration. This drop came in the year up to last September, according to new figures. About 503,000 people came into the UK over this period. This is a smaller number than the 555,000 that came in ...
According to reports, the Harmondsworth emigration removal center will be able to hold 630 detainees at one time. The capacity of this emigration center, which is the main detention center near Heathrow, is to be doubled. This makes it the biggest processing and deportation center in all of Europe. Harmondsworth ...
Apparently a group of illegal emigrants were able to sneak into Britain by hiding in Formula One boss Bernie Eeccelstone's convoy that was returning from a Grand Prix abroad. The lorry drivers were completely oblivious to the stowaways hiding in one of their trucks.
There were five illegal emigrants, believed to ...