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APPG on Immigration Detention raises numerous concerns over use of former barracks as asylum accommodation, including inadequate access to legal advice

09 September 2021
Interim report of inquiry into use of large-scale, institutional sites to house asylum seekers

New two-volume book on sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims in Europe available as free download

07 September 2021
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum (SOGICA) project publishes Queering Asylum in Europe

Institute for Public Policy Research finds ‘no recourse to public funds’ system is no longer fit for purpose and needs to be reformed

06 September 2021
New report provides overview of how NRPF impacts everyday lives of people subject to immigration control

Home Office confirms temporary Covid-19 adjustments for right to work checks are extended until April 2022

02 September 2021
Updated Home Office guidance indicates remote right to work checks will become permanent option in future

Reports warn EU citizens at risk of being caught up in hostile environment immigration policies after EU Settlement Scheme deadline

01 September 2021
the3million, the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit and University of Cambridge academics highlight post-Brexit problems ahead

Despite concerns over Channel crossings, UK sees a fall in asylum claims in year ending June 2021, but asylum backlog is up sharply

26 August 2021
Migration Observatory: asylum backlog now nine times higher than it was a decade ago

UN publishes summary report following major global conference on protection and solutions for LGBTIQ+ people in forced displacement

24 August 2021
UNHCR says there has never been a greater need to improve protection of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees

HM Revenue and Customs shared tax data of over 460,000 migrants with the Home Office between 2015 and 2020

23 August 2021
Controversy continues over use of paragraph 322(5) to deny applications for indefinite leave to remain

Home Office factsheet suggests Afghan asylum seekers who enter UK without permission would be criminalised under Nationality and Borders Bill

19 August 2021
Factsheet provides further details about new Afghanistan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme

UK announces new resettlement scheme for Afghans; refugee and migrant groups say Government must also now abandon plans to criminalise asylum seekers

18 August 2021
JCWI and others say resettlement-only approach to refugee protection is not enough

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