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  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Libya
    EU in fresh effort to enforce UN arms embargo on Libya

    New Mediterranean naval mission to be launched by end of March

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    UK immigration
    ‘Secretive’ settled-status algorithm risks discrimination

    Campaigners say women may be disadvantaged by automated system

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    UK immigration
    Boris Johnson’s new cabinet agrees to immigration curbs

    ‘Points-based’ system is designed to prioritise economically valuable skills 

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
    Italian politics
    Salvini faces trial for blocking migrant boat

    Italian senate opens way for prosecution but risks giving League leader a high-profile platform

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    David Gardner
    Europe could soon feel the fallout from Idlib

    Turkey regularly threatens to reopen the refugee routes north for fleeing Syrians

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    UK immigration
    UK to pursue Jamaica deportation despite partial court reprieve

    Removal of 25 people blocked after judges rule they were denied legal support

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Arkebe Oqubay
    ‘Global Britain’ needs to fix its visa process

    Visitors from Africa are being deterred by arbitrary and discriminatory rejections

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    US immigration
    New York to sue over Trump’s Global Entry ban

    State officials describe the move as political retribution that will harm the economy and travellers

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    Brexit
    Young Britons fear for their post-Brexit future

    Under-25s worry end to freedom of movement will narrow career options

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  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    US immigration
    New Yorkers attack Trump’s Global Entry airport ban

    President accused of ‘bullying’ as residents barred from fast-track service

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    UK immigration
    UK’s settlement scheme for EU citizens hits 3m

    Migration project says figure ‘means nothing’ because of imprecise record keeping

  • Sunday, 2 February, 2020
    Stanley Greenberg
    Democrats must not draw wrong lessons from Labour

    The backlash against Trump’s nativist vision shows the US is not following the UK’s path

  • Saturday, 1 February, 2020
    US immigration
    US limits immigration from Nigeria and five other countries

    Citing security concerns, Trump administration expands restrictions dubbed a ‘Muslim ban’

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Brexit
    Quiet righteousness in Brexit heartland

    The flatlands of Lincolnshire voted emphatically to Leave, but celebrations are muted

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Camilla Cavendish
    Brexit gives Britain a chance to fix its immigration policy

    The UK government is trying to address cultural concerns as well as economic needs 

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain needs a balanced policy on immigration

    Desire to lower numbers must be weighed against economic demands

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    UK immigration
    UK urged to lower migrant pay threshold after Brexit

    Migration Advisory Committee seeks minimum salary requirement cut to £25,600

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Brexit countdown
    Brexit: What happens after January 31

    Transition period protects trade and citizens’ rights but clock is ticking on new deal

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
    UK immigration
    Sturgeon calls for post-Brexit ‘Scottish visa’

    Demand reflects fears over impact of end to freedom of movement

  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
    Ivan Krastev
    Depopulation is eastern Europe’s biggest problem

    There is a connection between the twin crises of democracy and demography

  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
    UK immigration
    PM launches scheme to draw top scientists to UK

    System is intended to prioritise those with most economically valuable skills

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    Life & Arts
    Fear, rejection . . . guilt? Britain’s Poles on Brexit

    Britain was once seen as an oasis of pragmatism. How does it look now?

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    FT Magazine
    What one photographer learnt from Italy’s traumatised young migrants

    As Daniel Castro Garcia’s portraits show, the perilous Mediterranean crossing is one stage of a long journey

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    US immigration
    Trump administration to crack down on ‘birth tourism’ in US

    White House changes visa rules for pregnant women in order to end ‘endemic abuse’

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    Brexit and the declining value of Britishness

    ‘Young Britons risk being excluded from Erasmus — and won’t have the luxury of taking migration for granted’

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