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A thorough vindication or a damning indictment? Reaction to the High Court’s ruling on the Rwanda asylum policy and what might come next

02 January 2023
A roundup of NGO, political and legal reaction to December's decision on the legality of relocating asylum seekers

Social Market Foundation: UK may be entering a new era of high immigration; Institute for Public Policy Research: Public opinion has warmed to immigration in recent years

29 December 2022
Think tanks publish reports on changes in the UK's immigration landscape

High Court finds Home Secretary acted unlawfully by failing to review and increase rate of asylum support during cost of living crisis

21 December 2022
Home Secretary failed to act on advice that £40.85 per week is no longer sufficient to meet basic living needs

House of Commons Library publishes updated research briefing on UK’s migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda

20 December 2022
Full text of briefing on partnership under which UK seeks to transfer asylum seekers

High Court rules policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, but Home Secretary must consider properly the circumstances of each individual case

19 December 2022
Lengthy judgment handed down today on the Government's controversial Rwanda policy

Domestic Abuse Commissioner sets out ways to better support survivors of domestic abuse with insecure immigration status and no recourse to public funds

19 December 2022
New report offers concrete solutions to problems identified in last year's 'Safety Before Status' report

President of British Medical Association says medical professionals must speak out against cruel, inhumane and unconscionable policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

16 December 2022
Martin McKee warns policy risks exacerbating mental health conditions and threatens health and dignity

Academic report details how University of Sussex’s Migration Law Clinic was set up to help combat severe lack of legal aid for immigration and asylum in Brighton and Hove

14 December 2022
Only one legal aid provider in whole of East and West Sussex with limited capacity

Prime Minister announces wide range of new measures to tackle ‘illegal migration’ and the growing backlog of asylum claims

13 December 2022
Sunak says global asylum framework has become obsolete

Council of Europe human rights commissioner finds significant regression in UK’s protection of rights of refugees and asylum seekers

09 December 2022
New report details increasingly antagonistic attitude by UK government towards human rights

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