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This is a system that will likely become even worse given the impact of Brexit and the backlog of cases created by the pandemic.
It's feared many of the 39 people found dead in a lorry in southeast England were Vietnamese. What else could be done to prevent another such tragedy from happening again?
Doctors in the US and UK are being urged to act as immigration officials. But doctors are resisting.
The right to rent scheme has been found by the high court to breach human rights. What's more, it doesn't work, and can prevent society's most vulnerable from finding a home.
Civil society groups continue to fight against the creeping demands of the UK's immigration system.
Britain's system of internal immigration enforcement is not working.
It is important that consideration is given to the role played by individuals working within departments, not just the government.
The looming prospect of a long stay in the cave has increased fears for the boys' mental health.
Two murders of a disabled asylum seeker and a disabled refugee in Bristol showed how precarious life has become for people on the margins.
A new poll suggests there has been a shift in positive opinion towards immigration, which started in 2015.
The UK's general grounds for refusal of highly skilled migrants – explained.
Where to start dismantling the UK's hostile environment policy on immigration.
A culture of disbelief for asylum seekers is endemic in the British immigration system.
Home Office deportation targets reduce complex human stories to statistics.
In a bid to meet unrealistic migration targets, the government has been enforcing document checks at every turn.
An immigration law expert on what it's like to navigate the UK's hostile environment.
It's time to stop the brutality of the UK's 'hostile environment' for migrants.
A new report from MPs has criticised Britain's hostile environment for migrants.
We asked two academics to check the claim, made by a former top official at the Home Office.
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy, The Open University
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Lecturer Public Policy, Lancaster University
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PhD candidate, Kent Law School, University of Kent
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Brighton
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Lecturer in Criminology, Birkbeck, University of London
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Senior Research Director (IMIS, Osnabrueck), Head of Migration Department (DeZIM, Berlin), Research Affiliate (COMPAS, Oxford), Osnabrück University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Convenor of the Work Futures Research Group, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of East London
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Professor of Sociology, University of East London
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Director of the School of Justice Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
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PhD Candidate, University of Bath
