Migration news roundup 10 October 2022

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Stories that inspired us this week

A student from Ukraine shares her experience of being offered a place to study at Bradford University just three months after coming to the UK as a refugee. (Source: Telegraph and Argus)

NGO Refugee Support Europe share their model of delivering aid in Moldova and Cyprus, and how they prioritise giving people choice and a sense of agency. (Source: imix)

International news

President Biden has vowed to welcome 125,000 refugees into the US this fiscal year, about 100,000 more people than last year. This goes beyond the average figure of around 75,000 people resettled annually in the pre-Trump era. (Source: The Hill)

In Europe,

UK borders and migration policy

Following the week of the Conservative party conference, here is some of the coverage of and comment on Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plans for immigration policy:

This article by a former Migration Advisory Committee chair considers the link between migration and economic growth. Meanwhile here are some reflections on potential changes to the system for work-based visas. (Sources: London School of Economics, Free Movement)

On migrant Channel crossings:

On detention and returns, this report considers the increase in the number of modern slavery survivors being detained. The Home Office published an overview of the voluntary returns process and a collection of case studies of people who have returned to their country of origin via this route. (Sources: Helen Bamber Foundation, Home Office)

Specific migrant groups

This article examines why asylum grant rates have gone up in recent years, referencing various factors such as the improved availability of independent country guidance information that could support better quality decision-making. (Source: Free Movement)

Refugee Council report on age assessments highlights the problem of children being wrongly assessed as over 18 by the Home Office and subsequently placed in adult asylum accommodation. (Source: Refugee Council)

The Home Secretary has claimed many Albanians are falsely claiming to be modern slavery victims, prompting an independent review of Home Office guidance on Albania which will be published in November. This article critiques recently updated guidance relating to Albanian blood feuds. (Sources: Independent, Free Movement)

The Home Office funding for organisations supporting EU nationals with applications under the EU Settlement Scheme ended on 30 September. It is unclear if any further funding will become available for this group. (Source: Home Office)

On Hong Kong British Nationals Overseas, new figures from the Department for Education for end of August show over 13,000 applications for school places, an increase of nearly 2,000 applications since the previous data release in July. Leeds remains a top city in our region followed by North Yorkshire. (Source: Department for Education)

Cohesion and integration

This report calls for a new national refugee policy for Britain, advising that the UK needs a whole government approach to deliver effective refugee integration and should allow people who are seeking asylum the right to work from six months after arrival. (Source: Refugee Studies Centre University of Oxford)

This piece explores how best to platform refugee voices in the lead up to next year’s Global Compact on Refugees. (Source: Oxfam)

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10th October 2022

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