Recent Immigration Updates – What We Know So Far

They say a week is a long time in politics. When it comes to immigration, that has certainly rung true of late. Last Monday saw Home Secretary James Cleverly announce a new “five-point plan” to reduce legal migration to the UK. On Wednesday, the draft Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill was published, which after intense political turmoil has now passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The Bill prompted the resignation of Robert Jenrick as Immigration Minister, who was swiftly replaced by Tom Pursglove (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery) and Michael Tomlinson (Minister for Illegal Migration) in a division of the role. The week ended with the publishing of a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on Thursday.