Immigration news

UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has announced plans to trial a new, secure, contactless digital border as part of future plans for the UK Border. It’s understood that the Home Office is set to begin testing technologies that would allow some passengers to enter the UK and undergo automated border screening without using an eGate or speaking to a UK Border Force officer.

 

According to an analysis of data published by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and US Consulates around the world, approval rates for US L1 visas are declining as immigration authorities get tough on applicants. 

 

The slump in the number of L1 visas granted is reportedly complicating growth and expansion plans for foreign companies based in the US.

As the race to be the next UK Prime Minister reaches the final two in Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, both have pledged to implement hardline UK immigration policies. Sunak in particular has sparked outrage with plans to cap the number of refugees the UK accepts and to introduce ‘floating detention centres’ for asylum seekers.

 

The US Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration from implementing a US immigration policy that prioritizes the deportation of migrants arriving illegally in the US who pose a significant risk to public safety. The recent order means that, for now, the policy remains frozen across the United States.

 

The Home Office has been accused of ‘misrepresenting’ the United Nations Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) stance on a controversial UK immigration policy that sends asylum seekers to Rwanda. Despite a court hearing, the Home Office continues to insist that UNHCR supports the controversial scheme, while the UNHCR refutes the Home Office’s claim.

 

A US appeals court has ruled that a federal law making it a crime to ‘encourage or incite’ non-US citizens to enter and live in the USA illegally is ‘unconstitutional’ because it could hinder free speech.