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UK Home Office to use AI age estimation on asylum seekers – how accurate is the technology?

Starting next year, the Home Office plans to use AI-driven facial age estimation to assess the age of asylum seekers. At the UK border, deciding whether someone is 17 or 19 is a consequential judgment. Get it wrong one way, and a vulnerable child loses legal protections they’re entitled to.…

The Conversation

UK tightens student visa rules as universities face ban over international student visa abuse

UK universities face stricter rules for recruiting international students to combat visa system abuse. New government plans demand higher compliance standards, with tougher targets for visa refusal, enrolment, and course completion rates. Institutions failing to meet these benchmarks risk recruitment restrictions or losing sponsorship licenses, aiming to ensure genuine study…

The Times of India

Asylum system is on brink of collapse, MPs warn

A report said there is an ‘absence of a clear strategy’ in the Government’s plan.

Evening Standard

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Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many

Home Office still focused on ‘short-term fixes’ to broken asylum system, MPs warn

The Independent UK

International students ‘could be banned’ from universities over visa abuse

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The Independent UK

Universities face international student ban if visa abuse is suspected

More than 10,000 people on a study visa went on to claim asylum in the UK last year

The Independent UK

Leftwing US pair refused entry to UK will address Oxford Union remotely

Home Office barred Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker on grounds their visit was ‘not conducive to the public good’

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North London bar faces losing licence after employing illegal workers

The Metropolitan Police said it had to respond to multiple incidents of fights, drug use and loud music from the venue

Evening Standard

UK bars US pro-Palestinian commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering country

The UK government has revoked travel authorisations for pro-Palestinian figures Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, preventing them from entering the country ahead of scheduled speaking engagements in London.

The Times of India

Sri Lankan family faces deportation despite mother's UK visa extension: Children must leave

A Sri Lankan family living legally in the UK has been told that its two young children must leave the country despite their mother being granted permission to remain until 2031, according to a report by The Guardian.

The Times of India

Two left-wing US commentators blocked from entering UK for London event

Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur were both due to speak at London SXSW in early June

Evening Standard

Why have two US commentators been banned from entering the UK?

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were supposed to address events at SXSW London before their ETAs were cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Home Office Slammed By Hundreds of Charities for Using AI to Assess If Migrant Kids Are Adults

The UK Home Office faces criticism from over 400 charities for using AI to assess the age of asylum seekers, fearing misclassification of children as adults.

International Business Times UK

'Go Home' Letters Ignite Fury as Children as Young as Five Ordered to Leave the UK

The UK faces backlash after Home Office letters ordered children of migrant care workers to leave, highlighting the human cost of recent immigration policy changes.

International Business Times UK

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The National (Scotland)

London SXSW festival issues statement as speakers barred from UK over Israel views

A LONDON festival has spoken out after two left-wing speakers due to appear at the event were banned from entering the UK by the Labour Government.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office tells kids as young as 5 they have to leave UK

THE Home Office has told children as young as five who are living legally in the UK that they must leave the country even if their parents have been…

The National (Scotland)

UK Government refuses to break silence on visa ban for two left-wing US speakers

THE Labour Government has chosen to remain silent amid a growing backlash at the decision to ban two left-wing US speakers from entering the UK ...

The Independent UK

Two left-wing US political commentators banned from UK

Green leader Zack Polanski has called the decision ‘really grim’

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK

Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stay

The Guardian - UK

Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities

The Independent UK

Controversial AI facial recognition age checks to be used on migrants at UK border

Plans to use AI to assess migrants’ age labelled ‘deeply concerning’

The Guardian - UK

UK government acted unlawfully by forcing torture survivors to share rooms, court rules

Judgment is blow to Shabana Mahmood’s plans to send more asylum seekers to army barracks

The Independent UK

AI facial recognition to estimate age of asylum seekers posing as children

Currently, immigration officers conduct age assessments when a claimant's age is disputed

The National (Scotland)

Labour MP calls for 'anti-Israel' streamer to be banned from entering UK

The Home Office has been urged to ban a popular American streamer from entering the UK ahead of an appearance at the SXSW festival

The Independent UK

Calls grow for Home Office to block US ‘anti-Israel’ streamer Hasan Piker from entering UK

Hasan Piker is listed as among the speakers at an event called How the American Left Learned to Speak the Internet at London SXSW in early June

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