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guardian
Government wants access to travel data
The government is to fight a proposed EU ban on using data on travellers to combat illegal migration.
7 August 2008 (external article)
bbc news Widower allowed to stay in UK
A Filipino man, whose wife died after being given an epidural during childbirth, has won his fight to stay in UK, following a Home Office refusal in May.
6 August 2008 (external article)
guardian Daily Mail reaches deal with Polish community
The Daily Mail has agreed to remove some articles from its website and change others after reaching a deal with the Polish Federation of GB which complained that its coverage defamed Poles working in the UK.
5 August 2008 (external article)
bbc news Attempts to stop 'sham' marriages ruled illegal
The Home Office has been ordered to reform its powers to deny foreigners permission to marry as a means of tackling migration scams.
1 August 2008 (external article)
doncaster star Nine months for deportation refusal
Shamil Shakirov, 40, has been given a a nine months sentence for refusing to sign legal documents which would enable his deportation to Georgia. He is being held at Lindholme removal centre in Doncaster.
28 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Visa problems for Womad music acts
Three international music acts from India, Congo and Pakistan were unable to play at the Womad music festival after problems obtaining visas.
28 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Ex-Gurkhas win High Court review
2,000 Gurkhas, who claim that they have been racially discriminated against by the UK government have won the right to challenge in the High Court the refusal of settlement by the government.
16 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Immigration 'harming communities' in parts of England
A new report by a Commons Committee has found that many migrants make a significant contribution to local communities. However, the report has said that there is public anxiety about pressure on public services.
16 July 2008 (external article)
eu business African human rights groups slam EU immigration plans
Planned EU agreements on immigration have faced condemnation in Africa for criminalising immigrants and building an impenetrable fortress around Europe.
11 July 2008 (external article)
hereford times Two Polish migrant workers found dead
Two Polish migrant workers have been found dead at two separate sites at Brook Farm in Herefordshire. Police have described the deaths as unexplained.
1 July 2008 (external article)
guardian Lithuanian builders working for pittance
A group of builders, mainly Lithuanian, have been paid as little as £8.80 for a 39-hour week.
1 July 2008 (external article)
guardian British man sues for wrongful deportation
A 30-year-old British man of Bangladeshi origin, who suffers from schizophrenia who was arrested and deported to Pakistan, is suing the government for false imprisonment and trespass to the person.
10 June 2008 (external article)
comment
Discrimination in the name of integration
By Liz Fekete
The UK government should heed the lessons from a recent report criticising the Netherlands for discriminatory pre-immigration tests for migrants.
5 June 2008 (611 words)
northampton chronicle & echo Prison van for migrants to be launched in Northampton
A mobile prison van designed specifically to hold 'illegal' migrants will be launched for use in the area in Autumn.
21 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Increase in immigration detention proposed
The Border Agency has announced plans to increase places in immigration detention centres by 60 per cent, with new places planned at Bicester and Yarl's Wood.
20 May 2008 (external article)
independent Farmers face fruit losses
Farmers across the UK are facing huge losses as their fruit is left to rot in their fields because of new restrictions on migrant workers.
13 May 2008 (external article)
independent Widowed Filipino man loses fight to stay in UK
Arnel Cabrera, 38, has lost his fight to stay in the UK after his wife died, because of hospital negligence, during childbirth. He lost his right to stay as he had been allowed into the country on the basis that she, a nurse, was working here.
13 May 2008 (external article)
independent Non-EU football stars will have to take English test
Footballers and managers from outside the EU will have to pass an English test before they are allowed to work in the UK under new immigration rules. They will have to demonstrate a basic knowledge of English before they are granted work visas.
8 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Brown rejects cap on immigration
Gordon Brown has said that immigration is good for the UK and has rejected calls for an annual limit of numbers.
6 May 2008 (external article)
independent Foreigners 'cut inflation and avert skills shortage'
A report from the think tank the Work Foundation has concluded that high immigration levels over the past decade have provided an invaluable boost for the British economy.
24 April 2008 (external article)
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