CJ McKinney
@cjmckinney.bsky.social
Parliamentary adviser on immigration and asylum. Child of the Common Travel Area. Views, if any, are my own. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/authors/cj-mckinney/
The top civil servant at the Home Office has ordered a review into the culture within Border Force and Immigration Enforcement, following reports of "concerning behaviour in some of our frontline services" committees.parliament.uk/publications...
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The top civil servant at the Home Office has ordered a review into the culture within Border Force and Immigration Enforcement, following reports of "concerning behaviour in some of our frontline services" committees.parliament.uk/publications...
High Court conclusion on concern about crimes committed by the residents of the Bell Hotel, which houses asylum seekers in Epping near London www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ep...
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
High Court conclusion on concern about crimes committed by the residents of the Bell Hotel, which houses asylum seekers in Epping near London www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ep...
Home Office to trial live facial recognition cameras at a UK port to catch people arriving from Dublin in breach of a deportation order (there being no routine immigration control on journeys from Ireland) www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Home Office to trial live facial recognition cameras at a UK port to catch people arriving from Dublin in breach of a deportation order (there being no routine immigration control on journeys from Ireland) www.gov.uk/government/p...
Existing private sector digital ID is linked up with government databases and could be used to prove that people have the right to work, private sector digital ID providers say committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Existing private sector digital ID is linked up with government databases and could be used to prove that people have the right to work, private sector digital ID providers say committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
Coming by 2029 to a general election manifesto near you www.politico.eu/article/labo...
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Coming by 2029 to a general election manifesto near you www.politico.eu/article/labo...
The government's announcement on housing asylum seekers in military sites is all the more striking when the minister responsible for asylum (since reshuffled) was so down on them as recently as June committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The government's announcement on housing asylum seekers in military sites is all the more striking when the minister responsible for asylum (since reshuffled) was so down on them as recently as June committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
Over 40% of international students who arrived in the UK in 2022 had switched to a work visa by 2024 (mostly the Graduate visa designed for that purpose), Migration Observatory analysis shows migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Over 40% of international students who arrived in the UK in 2022 had switched to a work visa by 2024 (mostly the Graduate visa designed for that purpose), Migration Observatory analysis shows migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
It will, but not on its own, according to the underlying guidance and secondary legislation. (In practice a lot of employers seem to think that anything with your name on it is proof of right to work.)
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It will, but not on its own, according to the underlying guidance and secondary legislation. (In practice a lot of employers seem to think that anything with your name on it is proof of right to work.)
It doesn't seem as though the UK has much of a border if you come into port on a private boat, unless you choose to inform Border Force that you're coming, based on these inspection findings www.gov.uk/government/n...
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It doesn't seem as though the UK has much of a border if you come into port on a private boat, unless you choose to inform Border Force that you're coming, based on these inspection findings www.gov.uk/government/n...
Not great headlines for the asylum system
October 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Not great headlines for the asylum system
The government is also giving fairly significant money to local councils for them to buy homes for asylum seekers, as part of a pilot scheme
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The government is also giving fairly significant money to local councils for them to buy homes for asylum seekers, as part of a pilot scheme
Gail's bakery as a case study in migrant labour dynamics post-Brexit: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Gail's bakery as a case study in migrant labour dynamics post-Brexit: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
The Border Security Command, set up about a year ago when the Labour government took office, is absorbing other parts of the Home Office following a review committees.parliament.uk/publications...
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Border Security Command, set up about a year ago when the Labour government took office, is absorbing other parts of the Home Office following a review committees.parliament.uk/publications...
MPs will discuss the new digital ID proposal for the first time on Tuesday whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal53213
October 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
MPs will discuss the new digital ID proposal for the first time on Tuesday whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal53213
"Several migrants housed in Home Office hotels and Taliban officials in Afghanistan told The Telegraph that the use of fake letters is widespread" www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
October 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Several migrants housed in Home Office hotels and Taliban officials in Afghanistan told The Telegraph that the use of fake letters is widespread" www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Home Secretary suggests that changes to deportation laws are in the works (although this could just be the legislation on human rights appeals against deportation which have already been announced)
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Home Secretary suggests that changes to deportation laws are in the works (although this could just be the legislation on human rights appeals against deportation which have already been announced)
Being refused asylum in Germany certainly seems relevant www.economist.com/britain/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Being refused asylum in Germany certainly seems relevant www.economist.com/britain/2025...
A statement by NGOs adds to the mounting evidence that one reason for asylum seekers trying the UK is to escape the EU's 'Dublin' system and fingerprints database www.statewatch.org/news/2025/oc...
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A statement by NGOs adds to the mounting evidence that one reason for asylum seekers trying the UK is to escape the EU's 'Dublin' system and fingerprints database www.statewatch.org/news/2025/oc...
Shadow Justice Secretary reports immigration judges to regulator over alleged breaches of social media guidelines www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2118...
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Shadow Justice Secretary reports immigration judges to regulator over alleged breaches of social media guidelines www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2118...
Cover letter of Lord Wolfson’s ECHR review
October 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Cover letter of Lord Wolfson’s ECHR review
Leaving the ECHR would be mechanically straightforward, albeit with diplomatic and other side effects, per @csbarnard14.bsky.social: ukandeu.ac.uk/leaving-the-...
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Leaving the ECHR would be mechanically straightforward, albeit with diplomatic and other side effects, per @csbarnard14.bsky.social: ukandeu.ac.uk/leaving-the-...
Full text of the Home Secretary's party conference speech today, including the widely reported mention of changes to the rules for indefinite leave to remain in the UK (details remain subject to consultation) labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Full text of the Home Secretary's party conference speech today, including the widely reported mention of changes to the rules for indefinite leave to remain in the UK (details remain subject to consultation) labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...
The idea of having migrants volunteer to show their contribution to UK society was legislated for by the last Labour government, but never implemented nationalityandcitizenshiplaw.com/2025/06/23/e...
September 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The idea of having migrants volunteer to show their contribution to UK society was legislated for by the last Labour government, but never implemented nationalityandcitizenshiplaw.com/2025/06/23/e...
Here’s @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social with the long view on ID cards in the UK (and some interesting thoughts on the new proposal) rozenberg.substack.com/p/no-id-no-w...
September 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Here’s @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social with the long view on ID cards in the UK (and some interesting thoughts on the new proposal) rozenberg.substack.com/p/no-id-no-w...
If it were ubiquitous and compulsory, with no alternative ID accepted, I can see it making an impact on access to the legitimate labour market because confused small businesses would no longer hire people on the strength of an NI number www.gov.uk/government/p...
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
If it were ubiquitous and compulsory, with no alternative ID accepted, I can see it making an impact on access to the legitimate labour market because confused small businesses would no longer hire people on the strength of an NI number www.gov.uk/government/p...