Splitting up the Home Office is the only way to make it fit for purpose
The Home Office is a byword for either cruelty or incompetence – or both.
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Police report hundreds of crime victims a month to immigration service
Victims of child abuse and domestic violence face possible deportation, as revealed in data seen by the New Statesman.
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Home Office waives citizenship fee for children in hardship
Victory for campaigners and the New Statesman will help thousands of children stuck in stateless limbo.
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Exclusive: Home Office makes £240m selling citizenship to children
New Statesman analysis shows how the department has kept profiting even though applications have fallen.
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Ukrainian refugees feel “powerless” amid delays and red tape
The Homes for Ukraine scheme is hindered by broken printers, bare floorboards and bureaucracy – distressing applicants and hosts.
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A two-year-old Ukrainian refugee waits three weeks for UK visa due to broken printer
The shambolic Home Office visa system is failing desperate people trying to access Britain’s Homes for Ukraine scheme.
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Department of Déjà Vu presents plan to deport asylum seekers – for the sixth time
Whenever the government is in trouble, it points to a new place on a map and re-announces the same idea.
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Army veteran who served in Iraq faces deportation
“I’m suffering for my service to the country I love,” says Joram Nechironga. “I feel hopeless every time I hear…
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