Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has axed the refugee family reunion visa route - with loved ones only able to come to the UK if the sponsor is on a work or study visas
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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has axed the refugee family reunion visa route - with loved ones only able to come to the UK if the sponsor is on a work or study visas
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Refugees will struggle to integrate in the UK if they are barred from being reunited with partners and children, report warns
Charities warned the changes would ‘push more desperate people into the arms of smugglers in an effort to reunite with loved…
Refugees in the UK are unable to reunite with their loved ones after the Home Office paused a lifeline visa scheme in September
Foreign nationals who have been settled in the UK for years fear Shabana Mahmood’s sweeping immigration changes will leave them…
Move part of broader immigration crackdown as ruling Labour Party comes under pressure from hard-right Reform UK party.
Home Secretary seeks to reclaim migration initiative from Farage with major shake-up
