Data obtained by the Mancunion reveals students from the four banned nationalities accounted for ~1% of asylum claims between 2020 and 2026, as affected applicants describe disrupted plans to study at Manchester
The Home Office have justified a blanket ban on student visas issued to nationals of Sudan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Afghanistan based on misleading statistics. What can a close look at the data reveal?
Emmaculate Tshuma an 18-year-old Manchester student has been detained and is facing the threat of deportation despite having suffered physical and sexual abuse in her home country
The Home Office has responded saying that recruiting students to decide on asylum claims has become an efficient way to handle the workload in busy periods
The NUS expressed disappointment with the government by criticizing its flawed system that is now forcing lecturers to speed up teaching for the next semester and thus provide for an unfulfilling university experience in the UK
Students are being denied a visa to enter the UK based on the level of immigration offences in their country, with Nigeria, Pakistan and India most likely to receive rejections
