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Law Society says fast-tracked immigration appeals present grave obstacles to fairness and undermine the rule of law

10 October 2018
Response to Tribunal consultation says 25 or 28 day timescale is insufficient for representatives

Court of Appeal rules asylum seekers cannot be held indefinitely pending return under Dublin III Regulation

05 October 2018
Dublin III requires states to objectively establish a 'significant risk of absconding' to allow detention

Court of Appeal rules 'patently inadequate' reasons given to refused child refugees was unlawful

03 October 2018
Help Refugees: Children rejected under Dubs Amendment had 'no real prospect' of challenging refusal

NGOs highlight asylum-seeker and migrant poverty in submissions to UN Special Rapporteur

02 October 2018
United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights to visit UK in November

Home Secretary and Prime Minister say freedom of movement will end and post-Brexit immigration system will be based on skills

02 October 2018
Sajid Javid outlines immigration plans at Conservative conference

The Independent: Increase in Home Office delays in deciding settlement visas despite falling applications

01 October 2018
Freedom of information request finds over 10% of applicants wait for more than six months for decision

Government agrees principles of post-Brexit immigration system during Monday Cabinet meeting

26 September 2018
Cabinet agrees that EU nationals will face same immigration rules as people from the rest of the world

Refugee Support Network releases groundbreaking new research on refugee children's access to education

24 September 2018
Report looks at barriers child refugees and asylum-seekers face in accessing, remaining and thriving in education

Report finds foreign national and trafficked women face inappropriate imprisonment

19 September 2018
Comprehensive new report by the Prison Reform Trust and Hibiscus Initiatives

Migration Advisory Committee publishes its key report on EEA migration ahead of Brexit

18 September 2018
MAC recommends end of free movement and 'no preference' for EU nationals after Brexit

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