Leftwing US commentator calls decision to ban him from UK ‘Kafkaesque’
Cenk Uygur was due to appear at SXSW alongside streamer Hasan Piker but Home Office cancelled travel authorisationGeneva Abdul (the Guardian)
Cenk Uygur was due to appear at SXSW alongside streamer Hasan Piker but Home Office cancelled travel authorisationGeneva Abdul (the Guardian)
Home Office barred Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker on grounds their visit was ‘not conducive to the public good’Helena Horton (the Guardian)
Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for eventKevin Rawlinson (the Guardian)
Victims should be given legal support to help slash number of claimants denied payouts, says Windrush commissionerAmelia Gentleman (the Guardian)
Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stayDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilitiesDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Tribunal orders company to pay Shabin Shaji for care work he was not given after coming to UK, in landmark caseChris Osuh (the Guardian)
Exclusive: ‘Desperate’ man, in hiding after returning in a lorry, says he knows of 18 others from scheme who live in Britain covertlyDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Eritrean man was due to be forcibly removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ schemeDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teamsRajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Charity estimates up to 1,360 children could remain separated from families for every month the suspension continuesDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Asylum seekers express dismay at continuation of scheme agreed last year that has failed to stop crossings in ChannelDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Ministers to mandate use of tools that record individuals’ cumulative exposure to harrowing incidentsJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
The Home Office Kafka tribute act continues, stranding the mother of a baby with dual nationality in Austria, as her case does not qualify for emergency documents to allow her to travel home.
You just wonder what sort of people work at the Home Office; are they inculcated once they arrive, or does it attract the vindictive proceduralists who delight in saying 'no' to reasonable attempts to resolve problems caused by byzantine regulation(s)?
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Sarah Schloegl was unable to board flight home from Spain as 11-month-old lacked documents needed under new rulesLisa O’Carroll (the Guardian)
Sarah Schloegl stranded in Alicante after infant was found to have incorrect documentation under new rulesLisa O’Carroll (the Guardian)
Shabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain to 30 months, to concern of UN’s refugee agencyDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’Diane Taylor (the Guardian)
Eurail, which sells passes, says data being ‘offered for sale on dark web’ after December breach affecting 300,000 peopleRobert Booth (the Guardian)
Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new £660m deal with FrenchRajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the moneyLauren Almeida (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in MayRajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Judge in case of two families housed for years in single hotel rooms says they should have been moved within three monthsRajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visaDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Refugee Council criticises Labour’s decision, saying military sites are unsuitable and ‘more expensive than hotels’Rajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Natasha Cochrane de la Rosa was refused boarding on flight to London because she was not aware of the rule changeLisa O’Carroll (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reducedJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Concerns raised over use of travel data in determining whether people are ‘continuously’ in UK, after HMRC fiascoLisa O’Carroll (the Guardian)
Figures gathered from children’s services and health trusts show 31 deaths were suicides, including six in under-18sDiane Taylor (the Guardian)
Rapper, who is legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks including voicing admiration for Adolf HitlerJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
Home Office will use mapping technology and crime data to identify up to 250 schools in areas of greatest riskPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPsJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Two-month arrangement aimed at preventing small-boat crossings comes as existing deal expiresRajeev Syal (the Guardian)
Negotiations deadlocked as No 10 wants more action by French officials but France has concerns over safetyRajeev Syal (the Guardian)