https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/immigration/ The latest Flip News stories on immigration. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-court-quashes-gaza-family-block/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-court-quashes-gaza-family-block/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:13:00 GMT An immigration court judge ruled the Home Office's 'Unsafe Journeys Policy' was applied unlawfully to two families, clearing the way for mothers and young children in Gaza to join husbands and fathers with refugee status in Britain. Sarah Whitfield gaza-uk-reunion immigration home-office tribunal The Guardian https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-10-01-0300-salah-sarsour-deportation-ruling/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-10-01-0300-salah-sarsour-deportation-ruling/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Immigration Judge Jayme Salinardi has ruled that Palestinian-born Islamic Society of Milwaukee president Salah Sarsour can be removed from the US on foreign policy grounds, leaning on a 2025 Marco Rubio memo — while rejecting claims he lied on his green card application. Priya Raman deportation immigration islam milwaukee wisconsin salah-sarsour first-amendment us-politics Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/michigan-nurse-ice-escape-charge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/michigan-nurse-ice-escape-charge/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chloe Renae Freeman, 33, was charged in late August with helping a Mexican national escape ICE custody at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, court documents unsealed on Tuesday showed. Sarah Whitfield ICE Michigan FBI immigration Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/venezuelan-man-charged-texas-ice-shooting/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/venezuelan-man-charged-texas-ice-shooting/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT Federal prosecutors have charged Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, the Venezuelan delivery driver shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin on 20 September, with assaulting a federal officer. Sarah Whitfield immigration usa ice CNN https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-09-30-0005-garces-perez-assault-charge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-09-30-0005-garces-perez-assault-charge/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin on 20 September, has appeared in federal court charged with assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer. Sarah Whitfield ICE Texas immigration DoorDash Wilber Rafael Garces Perez USA Today https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-09-30-1315-burundi-accepts-us-deportees/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/2026-09-30-1315-burundi-accepts-us-deportees/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burundi's presidency says it will accept people deported by the United States who have no previous connection to the country, but gave no timetable or numbers. Sarah Whitfield burundi deportations trump immigration africa Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-france-one-in-one-out-deal-ends/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-france-one-in-one-out-deal-ends/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT France has confirmed it is ending the 'one in, one out' migrant returns pilot with Britain, with the deal expected to formally expire on Thursday. Sarah Whitfield France immigration Channel crossings UK-France relations Le Monde https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/supreme-court-third-country-deportations-resume/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/supreme-court-third-country-deportations-resume/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:10:00 GMT The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let the Trump administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without giving them the chance to show the harms they may face, the third time it has allowed the practice to continue while the legal fight plays out. Tom Ellery US Supreme Court Trump immigration deportations third countries Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/mahmood-watering-down-migration-reforms/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/mahmood-watering-down-migration-reforms/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signalled she will water down plans to extend the wait for permanent settlement, after more than 100 Labour MPs rebelled over proposals that would force some care workers to wait up to 15 years. Sarah Whitfield migration Shabana Mahmood Labour immigration indefinite leave to remain The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/rayner-mahmood-migrant-visa-plans/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/rayner-mahmood-migrant-visa-plans/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Angela Rayner has publicly condemned Shabana Mahmood's plan to lengthen foreign care workers' route to settlement, accusing the government of changing the goalposts. Sarah Whitfield Angela Rayner Shabana Mahmood immigration The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/japan-tightens-permanent-residency-rules-foreigners/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/japan-tightens-permanent-residency-rules-foreigners/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:35:00 GMT Japan will require permanent residency applicants to exceed average household income, prove Japanese-language ability and hold a 30-year pension pot under rules taking effect from 1 October, the Immigration Services Agency has announced. Sarah Whitfield Japan immigration permanent residency Sanae Takaichi Sanseito Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/gao-ice-detention-waste/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/gao-ice-detention-waste/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said ICE had pursued its detention build-out 'without developing a comprehensive strategic plan', warning further waste was likely. James Calloway US politics ICE immigration GAO Donald Trump detention CBS News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/italy-meloni-school-decree-burqa-cap/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/italy-meloni-school-decree-burqa-cap/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Giorgia Meloni's cabinet approved a decree on Thursday banning face coverings in Italian schools and setting a 30% cap on foreign pupils per class, with fines of up to €1,000. James Calloway Italy Giorgia Meloni schools burqa immigration National Future Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/judge-blocks-deportation-doordash-driver-shot-ice/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/judge-blocks-deportation-doordash-driver-shot-ice/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the 28-year-old DoorDash driver shot by an ICE agent in Austin, ordering him to appear in court on 30 September. Sarah Whitfield world us immigration texas courts Fox News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ice-detainee-locator-hidden/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ice-detainee-locator-hidden/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ICE has removed thousands of detainees subject to final deportation orders from its online detainee locator, making last-minute legal challenges harder, the Associated Press reports. Sarah Whitfield ICE immigration deportation detainee locator United States Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ice-agent-shoots-driver-austin/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ice-agent-shoots-driver-austin/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Venezuelan DoorDash driver was shot and wounded by an ICE agent in Austin on Sunday, drawing protesters to the scene and calls from city leaders and the district attorney for an independent investigation. Sarah Whitfield ICE Austin immigration Texas DoorDash protests CNN https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/foreign-criminals-deportation-backlog/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/foreign-criminals-deportation-backlog/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT FOI figures obtained by The Sun put 6,945 foreign national offenders still in Britain more than five years after their prison sentence ended — double the 2022 total. James Calloway United Kingdom Home Office deportation immigration Chris Philp The Sun https://flipnews.co.uk/world/meloni-school-veil-ban/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/meloni-school-veil-ban/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Italy's prime minister told her party's youth festival she will bring a government measure banning full-face veils in schools, capping foreign pupils per class and requiring Italian lessons for parents. Sarah Whitfield Giorgia Meloni Italy burqa niqab schools immigration Associated Press