Catriona Barclay writes for the ILPA Blog

Wednesday 28 May 2025

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) has published an article written by Catriona Barclay (Trainee Solicitor) entitled ‘About Face: The Immigration White Paper and New Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies at UK Borders’.

This article considers both the deeper implications of passport-free entry and the ongoing technical difficulties surrounding the digitalisation of the UK immigration system. This piece was written with Elspeth Guild, Global Professor of Social Justice at the University of Liverpool.

You can read the full article here.

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