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Parliamentary committee says UK migration statistics are "blunt instruments" and not accurate enough

28 July 2013
New report by the Commons Public Administration Select Committee criticises a number of aspects of the way migration statistics are calculated

Britain may need more immigrants but government still sending out its "tougher approach" message to voters

24 July 2013
Cameron "basically agrees" that immigration is a "constant drain" despite Office for Budget Responsibility saying UK needs immigrants to offset ageing population

Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture examines deportation of foreign nationals from the UK

23 July 2013
CPT releases report on the UK's handling of the return of foreign nationals to Sri Lanka on a charter flight from Stansted

Bar Standards Board publishes study on immigration barristers

22 July 2013
New research report examines clients' experiences of immigration barristers

Dublin III Regulation enters into force today

19 July 2013
European Union's Regulation No 604/2013 or 'Dublin III' enters into force and brings in the Common European Asylum System

Mr Justice McCloskey appointed as new President of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber

17 July 2013
Honourable Mr Justice McCloskey has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to be Tribunal President with effect from 1 October 2013

Supreme Court dismisses colleges' appeals and rules Tier 4 sponsorship is lawful

17 July 2013
Supreme Court delivers judgment in R, New London College Limited and West London Vocational Training College v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Brent MP Sarah Teather speaks out against government's hostile attitude to immigration

16 July 2013
Lib Dem MP Teather tells the Guardian of her anger that there are no "alternative voices" on immigration

Home Affairs Committee says the Home Office's backlog of immigration cases tops half a million

15 July 2013
Home Affairs Committee's latest report on the work of now abolished UKBA says new backlog of 190,000 cases brings total to 502,462

Sir John Thomas issues fresh warning to lawyers over "hopeless" appeals against deportation of asylum seekers

12 July 2013
President of the Queen's Bench Division warns lawyers over a number of problems seen by the High Court in asylum deportation cases

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