UK Set to Make It Harder for Migrants to Get Permanent Residency
The UK is drawing up plans to make it harder for migrants to get permanent residency in Britain, as Keir Starmer's government tries to show progress on cutting immigration.
Under the current system, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK after they have lived and worked there for five years. The government is planning to extend that period to as long as 10 years for some migrants, with the measure due to be included in a package of reforms soon to be published by the Home Office, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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LA protesters and police in standoff as Trump doubles National Guard deployment
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CNN
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Nearly two dozen arrested outside Manhattan ICE facility after protests erupt into chaos
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