The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants

The document reports on the UK Home Office’s policy of imposing GPS ankle tags on migrants and foreign national offenders, detailing the personal impact on individuals like Mark Nelson, the scale of monitoring expansion, and a pending high court challenge over privacy and proportionality. It contrasts government justifications around managing risk with legal and civil society critiques citing low absconding rates and intrusive surveillance, and outlines how an impending judgment could limit or reshape the program.