How has the digitalisation of immigration status affected migrants in the UK? This report presents findings from the Digitising identity: navigating the digital immigration system […]

Millions of people now have online visa accounts after government ditched physical paperwork

Digital technologies have often been criticised due to their tendency to operate as ‘black boxes’, owing to their complexity and opacity, which pose challenges to understanding their inner mechanis...

We urge Macquarie University management to reverse this decision and preserve the vital disciplines of Sociology and Politics. Sociology has a key place in the social sciences as the broadest and mos...

Researchers from the Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (AFAR) Project inform UN guidelines in two-day Geneva event.

Veronica Martinez, MTM 2023 Fellow CIUDAD JUAREZ: With the return of Donald Trump to the White House this past Monday came an array of executive orders setting up the immigration agenda of the Re...

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People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal

Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach

The welcoming response of European countries towards Ukrainian refugees from 2022 onwards has been marked by its strength and rapidity. This recent example recalls other moments of openness from past ...

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FMR73 launch, part 2: Borders, technology and movement: Implications of technology use by states and refugees Tuesday 18 June at 16:00 London / 17:00 Geneva / 18:00 Nairobi / 20:00 Islamabad / 08:00 San Francisco / 11:00 New York (60 minutes) Speakers: • Derya Ozkul, University of Warwick (moderator) • Sanjeeb Hossain, Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University • Kinan Alajak, Utrecht University • Nyi Nyi Kyaw, Chiang Mai University

Informed litigation is vital to uphold the rights of migrants subject to automated decision-making. This article introduces the NewTech Litigation Database, a tool for anyone seeking to contest the us...