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Migration Advisory Committee publishes initial results of Tier 2 review

14 August 2015
MAC urges government caution over any early decision to raise the minimum salary requirements for skilled migrant workers

HM Inspectorate of Prisons says Yarl's Wood removal centre continues to fail vulnerable women

12 August 2015
New inspection report says conditions are deteriorating and action is needed to ensure women are only detained as a last resort

Companies employing immigrants working illegally are the latest target of a government crackdown

10 August 2015
James Brokenshire says businesses employing workers illegally will be hit with "the full force of government machinery"

Refugee Council: Government proposals would leave failed asylum seeking families destitute

05 August 2015
Government publishes consultation on 'Reforming support for failed asylum seekers and other illegal migrants'

New legislation in England will target rogue landlords who rent to immigrants with no right to remain

04 August 2015
Landlords to face up to 5 years in prison and evictions to be made without a court order as government cracks down on rental sector

Government to send message Britain is "not a soft touch on asylum" as concerns over Calais migrants grow

03 August 2015
Immigration Minister proposes removing benefits from failed asylum-seekers as more migrants try to cross to the UK via Calais

Techworld: Over 1,300 Tier 2 visa applications refused in June as cap reached

29 July 2015
Home Affairs Committee to hold inquiry as Tier 2 (General) visa limit reached in June

Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling that detained fast track system is unlawful

29 July 2015
Lord Chancellor's appeal against June ruling that the Detained Fast Track appeals process is unlawfully unfair is dismissed

House of Commons Library information note on the coming £35,000 Tier 2 visa salary requirement

27 July 2015
Brief new information note outlines the earning requirement for Tier 2 visa holders which takes effect on 6 April 2016

High Court finds detained fast track system breaches the rights of potential victims of trafficking

21 July 2015
Home Office concedes that it was acting incompatibly with its legal duties when subjecting individuals with clear indicators of trafficking to the fast track process

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