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Kuwait opens family visas to all, no salary cap needed: official
Kuwait Times
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August 12, 2025
KUWAIT: All expatriates living in Kuwait can bring their extended families on a visit visa to Kuwait as the salary requirement has been abolished, a top interior ministry official has said, as Kuwait eases restrictions for foreign visitors and...
India Added to UK’s ‘Deport Now, Appeal Later’ List for Foreign Criminals
Pragativadi
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August 12, 2025
India is now among 23 nations on the UK’s expanded “Deport Now, Appeal Later” list, under which foreign criminals will be sent home before being allowed to appeal their deportation. The UK Home Office announced that the scheme — previously...
Guyanese added to UK’s “deport now, appeal later” scheme
Demerara Waves
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August 12, 2025
Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2025, 22:12 by Writer Reproduced from the BBC UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals against their removal are heard as the Home Office adds 15 new countries...
Johor royalty and ASEAN leaders join Singapore’s 60th National Day Parade
The Independent Singapore
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August 11, 2025
SINGAPORE: In a symbolic show of friendship and regional unity, Singapore’s 60th National Day Parade (NDP) at the Padang welcomed high-profile guests from across Southeast Asia, including Johor’s Crown Prince Tunku Mahkota Ismail and his consort...
‘Deport now, appeal later’ scheme: UK expands policy to 23 countries — Is India on the list?
The Times of India
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The UK government is expanding its deportation policy for criminals as part of its ongoing migration crackdown. The government aims to extradite foreign offenders more swiftly by including additional countries in the existing scheme. On Saturday,...
India added to UK’s ‘Deport Now Appeal Later’ list for foreign criminals
Telengana Today
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August 11, 2025
The UK has added India to its expanded “Deport Now Appeal Later” list, enabling deportation of convicted foreign nationals before appeals are heard. The policy aims to speed removals, with offenders able to join hearings remotely from their home...
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UK expands ‘Deport Now Appeal Later’ list for foreign criminals, India one of 15 new entries
Firstpost
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August 11, 2025
India is among the countries being added to an expanded UK government list of countries where foreign criminals will be deported once they are sentenced before their appeals are heard as part of measures to crack down on rising migration to the...
'Deport now, appeal later' scheme for foreign criminals expanded to 23 countries
Sky News
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August 11, 2025
A hostile environment era deportation policy for criminals is being expanded by the Labour government as it continues its migration crackdown. The government wants to go further in extraditing foreign offenders before they have a chance to appeal...
Indian citizens in U.K. prisons now eligible for deportation while asylum appeals active
The Hindu
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August 11, 2025
File photo of Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian citizens serving prison sentences in the U.K. with active asylum appeals will be eligible for deportation before their claims are adjudicated, following a change...
India on UK’s ‘Deport Now Appeal Later’ expanded list for foreign criminals
Orissa Post
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August 11, 2025
London: India is among the countries being added to an expanded UK government list of countries where foreign criminals will be deported once they are sentenced before their appeals are heard as part of measures to crack down on rising migration...
UK expands 'deport now, appeal later' foreign criminals policy to 15 more countries
LBC
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10 August 2025, 22:35 | Updated: 10 August 2025, 23:11 More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals are heard in an expansion of the 'deport now, appeal later' scheme, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced. Picture: Getty...
‘Deport now, appeal later’ scheme expanded in drive to remove foreign criminals
Express & Star
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August 10, 2025
More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals have been heard as the Government expands its “deport now, appeal later” scheme. Offenders from another 15 countries including India, Bulgaria and Australia will now be included in the...
India among 15 nations added to UK’s ‘Deport Now, Appeal Later’ scheme
EasternEye
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August 11, 2025
INDIA is among 15 countries added to the UK’s expanded “Deport Now, Appeal Later” scheme, under which foreign criminals will be deported to their home countries before they can appeal against convictions. The UK government said on Sunday the...
Foreign lags are set to be deported straight after jail term & won’t be able to appeal until they’re abroad
The Sun
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August 10, 2025
MORE foreign lags are set to be deported straight after their jail term — and they won’t be able to appeal until they are back home. A scheme — called Deport Now, Appeal Later — that covered offenders from just eight countries is being expanded to...
UK expands ‘deport first, appeal later’ policy to 23 countries, including India
The Indian Express
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August 11, 2025
The UK government is widening its “deport first, appeal later” scheme to cover foreign criminals from 23 countries, up from the current eight, in what ministers say is an effort to ease prison overcrowding and address public concerns over crime,...
More foreign criminals to be deported before appeals heard
BBC
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August 11, 2025
More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals against their removal are heard as the Home Office adds 15 new countries to its "deport now, appeal later" scheme. The policy allows the government to send foreigners who commit crimes...
Foreign criminals from these countries set to be deported sooner under new plans
Daily Express
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August 10, 2025
Indian, Bulgarian and Australian criminals face deportation before they can lodge more human rights claims, under new plans. The Government is expanding the “Deport Now, Appeal Later” scheme to reduce the number of overseas offenders languishing...
15 more countries where criminals can be deported to before appeal - see full list
The Mirror
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August 10, 2025
Hundreds more foreign criminals will be kicked out of the UK before their appeals are heard, it has been announced. Ministers said the 'Deport Now Appeal Later' scheme will be extended from eight to 23 countries - meaning their cases will be heard...
Solidarity rally for Zara Qairina continues in Sipitang, Labuan
Borneo Post
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August 10, 2025
More than 3,000 people from all walks of life turned up for a solidarity rally at the Labuan Food Court car park to demand justice for Zara Qairina Mahathir.-Bernama photo KOTA KINABALU (Aug 10): The solidarity rally for Zara Qairina Mahathir...
More countries added to UK’s ‘deport first’ scheme for foreign criminals
The Guardian
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August 10, 2025
Foreign criminals from 15 more countries face deportation before they have a chance to appeal in an expansion of the UK government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme. Ministers are extending the scheme, which applies in England and Wales and...