Thousands of families hit by refugee visa route pause as scale of crackdown revealed

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Thousands of families, including more than 6,000 children, will be hit by the shutdown of a lifeline visa route that allows refugees to reunite in the UK, according to new analysis that reveals the true impact of the crackdown.