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Immigration: The cost for schools BBC News, October 15, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cambridgeshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9092000/9092479.stm A migration think tank claims UK schools spend nearly 13m a day to educate the children of migrants. With Cambridgeshire a popular destination for migrants working in fields, factories … Continue reading →

Home Office to lift ban on deporting failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe By Alan Travis The Guardian (London), October 14, 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/14/asylum-seekers-home-office-lifts-zimbabwe-deportation-ban The four-year-old ban on sending more than 10,000 failed asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe is to be lifted, … Continue reading →

X Factor reject Gamu Nhengu and family to appeal against deportation The lawyer representing X Factor reject Gamu Nhengu and her family has announced that she will appeal against plans to deport them. Press Association Published: 6:30AM BST 08 Oct … Continue reading →

Asylum seeker died in detention in Cambridgeshire BBC NEWS 7 October 2010 Last updated at 16:40 ET A 39-year-old asylum seeker who died at a detention centre in Cambridgeshire was refused medicine shortly before his death, an inquest has heard. … Continue reading →

139,000 immigrants beat the jobs crunch: But number of Britons in work drops by 654,000 By Steve Doughty Mailonline Last updated at 7:26 PM on 5th October 2010 Migrant workers have continued to flow into the country during the recession … Continue reading →

Colleges protest over visa 'misunderstanding' College principals say immigration minister's remark about visas reveals lack of insight into further education Louise Tickle guardian.co.uk, Monday 4 October 2010 16.30 BST Recent blunt comments by the immigration minister, Damian Green, that international … Continue reading →

Indians held in UK for labour trafficking The Economic Times 16 Sep, 2010, 01.26PM IST,PTI LONDON: Three Indians have been arrested by immigration officials in Kettering, south-east England, as part of a major investigation into suspected labour trafficking. Northamptonshire police … Continue reading →

Immigration officers strike threatens chaos for travellers Passengers arriving in Britain next week face the threat of border delays because of a strike by immigration staff. By David Millward, Transport Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 3:10PM BST 16 Sep 2010 ISU formerly … Continue reading →

UKBA failed to check passengers' passports Bournemouth airport to investigate lapse after Ryanair flight disembarks with no security checks Mark Tran The Guardian, Wednesday 15 September 2010 Dozens of passengers on a Ryanair flight from Spain walked through Bournemouth airport, … Continue reading →

Couple jailed over sham marriage in Lancashire The pair married in Accrington last June BBC NEWS 15 September 2010 Last updated at 07:29 ET The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has said it is committed to tackling sham marriages after a … Continue reading →

Britain top of Europe for passports to migrants Britain has handed out more passports to foreigners than any other country in the EU with more than a million in just seven years. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor The telegraph … Continue reading →

Seven arrested in Sheffield sham marriage operation BBC NEWS 10 September 2010 Last updated at 10:33 ET Seven people were arrested at Sheffield Register Office A bride and groom and five wedding guests have been arrested in Sheffield during a … Continue reading →

Bogus colleges 'used as cover for illegal immigration' A doctor and a solicitor set up two fake colleges to help illegal immigrants gain leave to remain in Britain, a court heard. By Heidi Blake Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:30AM BST 08 Sep … Continue reading →

Rising bill for removal flights More than 100 million of taxpayer's money has been spent flying illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers home on private jets and other planes in the last five years. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor … Continue reading →

Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif considers asylum in Britain Mohammad Asif, one of the cricketers at the centre of the fixing scandal, is considering making a claim for political asylum in Britain to avoid returning to a potentially violent backlash in … Continue reading →

UK Border Agency cuts prompt port security fears BBC NEWS 7 September 2010 Last updated at 13:13 ET A Scottish police chief has condemned moves by the UK Border Agency to withdraw funding for three officers working at the port … Continue reading →

Immigration rules will help stop extremist exploitation, says Damian Green Tougher immigration rules will make it harder for extremist parties to exploit the issue, Damian Green, the minister overseeing the policy, has said. By James Kirkup Published: 7:30AM BST 07 … Continue reading →

Immigration minister calls for tougher look at visa qualifications The UK needs to look harder at who is qualifying for visas after research showed more than a fifth of foreign students were still in the country after five years, the … Continue reading →

British college probed for allegedly selling certificates to migrants Press Trust of India Updated: August 14, 2010 00:54 IST London: A college run by a Pakistani citizen in Manchester is under investigation following reports that it created a fraudulent gateway … Continue reading →

Foreign-born workers get three-quarters of British jobs The Economic Times 12 Aug, 2010, 11.22AM IST,IANS LONDON: Workers born outside Britain bagged most of the jobs in the country despite a steep surge in recruitment this year, adding to the worries … Continue reading →