The UK Home Office plans to disregard a High Court ruling and continue sending asylum seekers to France without investigating potential trafficking claims, under its 'one in, one out' scheme.

A Home Office minister has indicated that the government is exploring changes to the law to enable the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, a recently freed grooming gang leader.

The UK Home Office plans to require asylum seekers to make repayments to the state once they receive income, citing high costs for taxpayers as the reason for the new measure.

The UK Home Office is planning to use three new military sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire to house approximately 3,750 asylum seekers, pending official permission.

The Italian Ambassador to London, Fabio Cassese, met with Simon Ridley, the Second Permanent Secretary of the British Home Office, to discuss common priorities and opportunities for strengthening bilateral relations.

A man married to a British woman with a British son, who received a non-custodial sentence nine years ago, has been the subject of a costly and botched deportation attempt by the UK Home Office, involving seven flights and two swallowed batteries.

The UK Home Office has confirmed that a survivor connected to the Al Fayed family was a victim of modern slavery.

A British woman was refused boarding for a flight to London from Spain because she was unaware of new UK Home Office border rules, raising fears of being stranded for months.

The UK Home Office is expected to close an additional 11 asylum hotels as part of its ongoing initiative to completely phase out the use of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers.

The UK Home Office has detained 76 children whose ages are disputed, placing them in adult detention centers under a new scheme since September. Concerns have been raised about the welfare of these minors from conflict zones.

A report has criticized the UK Home Office, labeling it as 'Not Fit For Purpose' in its third part of coverage.

Britain's Home Office immigration compliance and enforcement officers have reportedly raided thousands of businesses, particularly restaurants, in pursuit of illegal workers, with accusations that they are singling out non-white, foreign-born individuals and abusing their powers.

The UK Home Office plans to tighten regulations and ban crossbow sales following a triple murder involving the weapon, which killed a BBC commentator's family.

Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has received advanced drug detection equipment valued at £56,752 from the UK's Home Office International Operations to bolster its fight against narcotics trafficking.

The UK Home Office announced a new policy offering failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave the country, with families who refuse facing detention and deportation.

A coalition of refugee support groups is calling for the abolition of the Home Office's child assessment body, alleging its processes are 'traumatic' and 'flawed', putting children at risk.

The UK Home Office has updated its Immigration Rules, releasing a full list of countries whose nationals now require a UK visa for stays under six months.

The UK Home Office has declared that new-build homes should never be used to house asylum seekers, as the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in the first half of the year significantly decreased compared to 2025.

The UK Home Office is proposing a new policy to charge asylum seekers £10,000 to cover their support costs once they begin earning money, a plan criticized by campaigners as 'performative cruelty'.

A leaked UK Home Office document has revealed that 200,000 irregular migrants are not deportable, with 50,000 others unaccounted for, sparking controversy ahead of a new asylum law presentation.

Data from the UK Home Office indicates that up to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have crossed the open border from Northern Ireland, with over 900 'immigration offenders' apprehended in the past year.

The UK Home Office has admitted it has lost track of an unknown number of migrants who have no right to be in the country, with MPs warning of a continued focus on "short-term fixes" to the asylum system.

The UK Home Office and France have extended a controversial 'one in, one out' pilot scheme aimed at stopping asylum seekers from crossing the Channel in small boats until October, despite dismay from asylum seekers.

The Home Office could face legal action from hundreds of asylum-seeking families housed in single hotel rooms for years, after a judge ruled they should have been moved within three months.

The UK Home Office has launched an investigation into migrants allegedly making false claims to remain in the country, following a BBC report. Downing Street stated the government is committed to holding accountable anyone abusing the immigration system.

The UK Home Office is strengthening its efforts against illegal working by introducing new right-to-work checks and unlimited fines for non-compliant companies. These measures aim to tighten regulations and ensure workplace compliance.

The UK Home Office has started removing post-Brexit residency rights from EU citizens deemed not to be continuously living in the UK, raising concerns about the use of travel data.

A new report, titled 'The 'Not Fit For Purpose' Department - Part 3', critically examines the operations and effectiveness of the UK Home Office.

The UK Home Office has announced it will scrap the recording of non-crime hate incidents, a policy that has drawn criticism for its questionable use of police time.

Six students from Sudan and Afghanistan are challenging the UK Home Office's visa ban, alleging racial discrimination due to the government’s 'emergency brake' policy that prevents them from studying in Britain.

The Home Office is proposing an increase in the cost of online passport applications to over £100. This move aims to shift the system towards self-sufficiency, relying less on taxpayer funding and more on user fees, as the Home Office seeks to meet its costs through those who use the service.

The UK Home Office has refused an appeal from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to exempt exceptional students, including female Chevening scholars from Afghanistan and Sudan, from strict immigration rules.

The UK Home Office's controversial decision to suspend the right of refugees to bring their children and partners to the UK is facing a judicial review in the high court.

The UK Home Office has reported that 531 Nigerian nationals entered the United Kingdom illegally between 2018 and Q1 2026, with the majority arriving by air.

Under proposed new laws, the UK Home Office will gain powers to recover approximately £10,000 in support costs from adult refugees who have received asylum assistance.

The UK Home Secretary announced plans to introduce 'capped safe and legal' asylum routes, aiming to restore public confidence in the country's asylum system.

England's Children's Commissioner has criticized the Home Office's proposals to crack down on refused asylum seekers, warning that measures like the forcible removal of children would cause significant harm.

Dr. David Wilson, author of a Home Office-sponsored report on the Chinese state and organized crime in the UK, revealed he was the target of failed 'honey trap' attempts by a former British police officer aiming to compromise his work.

The UK Home Office is implementing stricter rules to prevent universities from sponsoring international students, aiming to curb visa abuse and reduce asylum claims.

Two Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging the UK Home Office's plans to reduce leave to remain for refugees to 30 months, a move that has raised concerns with the UN's refugee agency.

A secret BBC investigation uncovered lawyers allegedly instructing migrants to feign being gay to claim asylum in Britain, citing fears for their lives if returned to Pakistan or Bangladesh. The UK Home Office stated that anyone caught in such deception would face consequences.

The UK Home Office announced that hundreds of asylum seekers have been moved from government-funded hotels to army barracks, a decision criticized by the Refugee Council as unsuitable and more expensive.

An inspection report has revealed that asylum seekers protesting forced removal to France under the UK Home Office's 'one in, one out' scheme were subjected to waist and leg restraints during their deportation.

The UK Home Office has unveiled a new plan aimed at reducing knife crime by half over the next decade, which includes deploying additional human and technical resources in affected areas.

The article, part three of a series, focuses on criticisms of the UK Home Office, labeling it as 'Not Fit For Purpose'.

The UK Home Office has lifted a ban that prevented asylum-seeking doctors from working in the NHS, a rule change that follows a high court challenge brought by two affected doctors.

The UK Home Office is investigating a company associated with a religious sect based in Cheshire concerning its use of immigration visas.

Legal experts are warning that the UK Home Office's use of AI to summarize asylum interviews and search for country-of-origin information could be unlawful, raising questions about fairness and transparency.

The UK Home Office is considering proposals to forcibly remove child asylum seekers, potentially using handcuffs, as part of a scheme to expedite removals.

The British Muslim Trust is urging the Home Office to remove the requirement for mosques to prove they have been targeted by hate crimes before applying for protection funds, stating the current fund falls short.

LONDON: Thousands of dual British nationals risk being denied boarding on flights, ferries and trains to the United Kingdom from Feb 25, unless they carry a valid British passport as new border controls come into force this week. The change confirmed by the UK Home Office means British citizens who also hold another nationality will be required to present a British passport when travelling to the UK. Those without one must apply for a “certificate of entitlement” attac­hed to their non-Britis...