Sentences with phrase «by immigration minister»

The Home Office is backtracking over comments made on Monday in the House of Commons by the immigration minister Damian Green which put the government's commitment to end child detention in doubt.

Originally announced in December by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, the changes to Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program aim to improve the economic suitability of new Canadians.

Not exact matches

Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan says that two refugee boats bound for Canada were intercepted recently by Chinese authorities while still in Chinese waters.

The current Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is approaching two years in office, and with a relatively new Minister of Immigration and a swathe of new approaches within the department, now is as good a time as any to reflect on how this government is faring on iImmigration and a swathe of new approaches within the department, now is as good a time as any to reflect on how this government is faring on immigrationimmigration.

After saying Australia needs to cut immigration numbers, former PM Tony Abbott has been criticised by government ministers, who say he's just wrong.

With regards to the emergency question on the London Met debacle, immigration minister Damien Green said that there were three specific areas that had to be addressed: 1) why students had been studying without permission 2) a closer inspection of the university's student selection 3) the student attendance monitoring by the university.

Today, immigration minister Liam Byrne said migrant workers made a «vital contribution to the UK economy», with workers from accession countries having boosted it by # 4 billion.

John Reid said the minister, who is now in charge of policing, had been «a stalwart» over the past few weeks, in which the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) was hit by a series of embarrassing revelations.

Ministers are set for a showdown with Tory rebels over the immigration bill after it was confirmed a crucial amendment backed by restive backbenchers will be debated in the Commons.The amendment, supported by dozens of Tory MPs, would give ministers rather than judges the final say over whether deportation would breach the human rights of foreign criminals.Commons Speaker John Bercow selected the amendment tabled by Esher and Walton MP Dominic Raab in the first group for debate, meaning there will be time for a vote.

«UK immigration officials have been on the receiving end of a four - letter outburst by former Home Office minister», the hon. Member for Slough, who «told a conference of a Labour think tank that the job could corrupt «even quite good and moral» people.»

Conservative Immigration minister Caroline Nokes said Windrush families had been let down by the immigration system but the rules on who had the right to be in the UK still needed to bImmigration minister Caroline Nokes said Windrush families had been let down by the immigration system but the rules on who had the right to be in the UK still needed to bimmigration system but the rules on who had the right to be in the UK still needed to be enforced.

Damian Green is shadow immigration minister and responds here to the attempt by Phil Woolas, the minister he shadows, to prevent publication of the Office for National Statistics» immigration figures.

Mr Fallon's call on the government «to improve the population count as a matter of urgency» was echoed by shadow immigration minister Damian Green.

Delegates buoyed by Vince Cable's colourful and blistering attack on the Tories this morning asked the deputy prime minister tricky questions regarding losing «the soul» (Clegg's words) of the Liberal Democrat Party via being associated with government measures such as the «bedroom tax» (defended and carefully referred to as the «spare bedroom subsidy» by Clegg), the notorious immigration vans and public spending cuts.

The full statement from shadow immigration minister Damian Green following the decision by the CPS he would not face charges.

«Now the balance of 1, 112 is what we are working on now, that is the reason of the recent advertisement by the Nigerian Immigration Service to recruit that balance of 1,112 and this is the process we are in now,» the Minister said

An Accra High court will today [Friday] hear a case brought against Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery and the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kwame Sakyi by an Indian national who is contesting his deportation from Ghana.

Liberal Democrat Elwyn Watkins, who brought the legal action which stripped the former Labour immigration minister of the seat, was defeated in May by a mere 103 votes.

A letter from a former Home Office minister - obtained by the Guardian - shows ministers knew about the wider impact of the so - called «hostile environment» crackdown on illegal immigration in May 2016.

Thrashing around in a ferment, pincered by both Lib Dems and Ukip, Cameron proclaims he will not lurch rightwards, as he sends out his ministers to do just that — on immigration, benefits, tax cuts and human rights.

She said: «As the Prime Minister raised today, it was a Labour immigration minister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour adminisMinister raised today, it was a Labour immigration minister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour adminisminister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour adminisMinister said, was taken originally by a Labour administration.

Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, she responded angrily to being quoted by Mrs May in relation to the cases of the Windrush children — some of whom lost out on jobs, healthcare and housing after being unable to prove their immigration status to the Home Office.

The letter is believed to have been sent by the former immigration minister James Brokenshire to Kate Hoey, the Vauxhall MP who raised the case of Trevor.

The clash between the Prime Minister and Ms Cooper came as Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Ms May of knowing «full well» of the problems faced by the Windrush generation, and called on the Government to ditch «bogus immigration targets that have driven this hostile culture».

The document was prepared by Hugh Ind, the director general of the Home Office's immigration enforcement agency, in June last year and copied to Rudd and Lewis, the then immigration minister, as well as several senior civil servants and special advisers.

And it appears the immigration minister, Caroline Nokes, knew about some of the problems faced by highly - skilled migrants in February, but she chose not to reveal this to the Home Affairs Select Committee in May.

In the House of Commons yesterday, the prime minister said that «by its very nature, illegal immigration is very difficult to measure», but insisted that policies such as the electronic borders scheme and ID cards would help to address the problem.

Home Office minister Mark Harper admitted in a written statement that the names, date of birth, and details of the immigration case type and status of 1,598 people had been mistakenly published online by his staff.

In the red corner, immigration minister Phil Woolas: an old hand, a veteran of the terrible Retreat from the Gurkhas of» 09, so much a member of the government his arguments are constantly propped up by the weight of experience (or weighed down, if you disagree with him).

Mr Galloway also commented on Phil Woolas» disowning by Labour, calling the former immigration minister his «apprentice».

Warsi's remarks, which reinforce criticisms made before the weekend by the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, who chaired the cabinet subcommittee on immigration from 2010 to 2015, undermine Rudd's insistence in her statement to the Commons last week on blaming officials for thinking about policy rather than people.

And he criticised Mr Brown for becoming out of touch with the concerns of voters, as epitomised by the former Prime Minister's disastrous election encounter with Rochdale pensioner Gillian Duffy, whom he branded a «bigoted woman» for raising legitimate concerns about immigration.

[71][72][73] Following the Government defeat, the Minister for Immigration Phil Woolas announced that a further review would be completed by the middle of July.

The former London mayor joined Michael Gove, the justice secretary, and Priti Patel, the employment minister, to pledge new «Australian - style» immigration controls by 2020 which, he said, he hoped would be carried out after a vote to leave the EU on 23 June.

It stated that while the scheme was approved by the former immigration minister Mark Harper, May «was informed of the intention to pilot this campaign».

The shadow immigration minister's Tory colleagues believe that, in publishing documents allegedly provided by a whistleblower, Green was doing his job as an opposition MP, not breaking the law.

Last night, former immigration minister Brandon Lewis was challenged about this on Question Time by the journalist Ash Sarkar.

Immigration minister Mark Harper has «acted honourably» by resigning after discovering his cleaner did not have permission to work in the UK, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Nicky Morgan has said.

Labour's Lord Ahmed accuses ministers of aiding the rise of Far Right extremists by neglecting the white working class and failing to control immigration - The Sunday Telegraph

The Prime Minister may have been worrying about the rise of Ukip, but around the Cabinet table most of the discussions about immigration were dominated by Ministers attacking the Home Secretary over her department's restrictive immigration and visa rules.

When it was revealed that the family of the drowned Syrian toddler had their refugee bid rejected by the Canadian government in the midst of one of the worst refugee crisis since WWII, Conservative immigration minister Chris Alexander got

That much was confirmed in the House of Commons by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; though without explaining which «minorities» the government has in mind.

Today, after years of advocacy by HIV, disability and migrant rights organizations, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship announced changes to the rules that exclude would - be residents of Canada based on projected «excessive demand» on health and social services.

On February 6, 2014, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced a Blueprint for Improvements of Canadian Citizenship.The Canadian Government is commit to reduce backlogs and improve the efficiency of the process by strengthening the integrity of Canada's Citizenship System.

After years of advocacy by HIV, disability and migrant rights organizations, Ahmed Hussen, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship announced changes to the rules that exclude would - be residents of Canada based on projected «excessive demand» on health and social services.

The Coalition for Migrant Workers Rights — Canada (CMWRC) is launching MoVE — a campaign for Mobility, Voice and Equality for Migrant Workers to call on Prime Minister Trudeau to keep his campaign promises to undo the harm done by the Harper government and to move towards a single - tier immigration system based on permanency and family reunification to ensure decent work for all.

Visible minority communities do have cause for concern given historic statements about immigration reform made by the current Prime Minister regarding multiculturalism before he was in office.

First news of the designation was announced by Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, although, the power to designate foreign nationals lies solely with the Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews.

Procedural fairness speaks to the principle that persons affected by the proceedings should have the opportunity: (i) to present their case fully and fairly, and (ii) have any decision affecting their rights, interests, or privileges made using a fair, impartial and open process: see Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship & Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817.

On June 25th, 2012, the Federal Court of Appeal denied the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) appeal of the decision by the Minister of Immigration to appoint the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) as the Regulator of Immigration Consultants.