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Immigration Information     Radical police shake-up outlined to include a new border police forceThe new body is expected to include a new border police unit, the child exploitation and online protection centre (CEOP) and parts of the National Policing Improvement Agency, which it is thought will be phased out. High Court rules fast-track deportations ‘unlawful’The fast-track deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK has been declared unlawful by the High Court, the BBC reports. Immigration quota may harm growth UK warnedUK Prime Minister David Cameron, who won much attention on his recent trip to the United States with his program of savage spending cuts, has also been sharpening his shears on another front: immigration. UKBA announce changes to Tier 4 PBS student visa Immigration RulesThe UK Border Agency has announced a series of major changes to the Immigration Rules for Tier 4 student visa section of the points-based system. Secure English language requirement for Tier 4 students compulsory after 12 AugustThe UK Border Agency has announced major changes to Tier 4 student visa requirements. Immigration Minister announces crackdown on sham marriages and bogus collegesImmigration Minister Damian Green has confirmed plans for a high-profile crackdown on sham marriages and bogus colleges – and promised “radical changes” to the UK Border Agency. Changes to the asylum process announced by UK Border AgencyThe UK Border Agency has announced changes to the way it registers further submissions and initial in-country asylum applications. ‘Amnesty’ for thousands of asylum seekersA leaked secret memo reveals Home Office officials changed guidelines in order to grant indefinite leave to remain to 40,000 people because it is going to be too difficult to remove them, the Daily Telegrapgh reports. Government has “no idea of flow of immigrants” says CBICBI director general Richard Lambert said that when he was a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, which sets UK interest rates, “we had no idea about the flow of immigrants into our country and what was happening to inflation as a result. Not a clue”. Tories will keep points system but cap numbersThe BBC reports that if a Conservative Government were elected, as is widely expected, they would launch a drive to get more highly qualified migrants to come to the UK, but keep the points system. Share                                                 |