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Daily Telegraph: Government to end 14-year long residence rule

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Date of publication

18 July 2011

Summary

The Telegraph says ministers plan to close immigration "loophole"

Report published on the use of country of origin information in deciding asylum applications

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Date of publication

15 July 2011

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The Chief Inspector of the Border Agency issues a report on UKBA's use of country of origin information and says a "consistent approach " is needed

House of Lords discusses closure of the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS)

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Date of publication

14 July 2011

Summary

Video footage of questions in the Lords on the IAS

UKBA: Government launches consultation on family migration

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Date of publication

13 July 2011

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The government has today announced proposals to crack down on sham and forced marriages.

Legal Aid Group says IAS may have had 25,000 live cases when it went into administration

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12 July 2011

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LAG reports that it is believed IAS had double the number of cases the RMJ had when it was placed in administration

UNHCR says Somalia is world's worst humanitarian disaster, "crisis" at Kenyan camp

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Date of publication

11 July 2011

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The UNHCR has spoken of a "crisis" at the Dadaab refugee camp and says "extraordinary measures" are needed to help

Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) goes into administration

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Date of publication

11 July 2011

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The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) announces that it has gone into administration.

Amnesty calls for complete overhaul of enforced removals by private security companies

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Date of publication

07 July 2011

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A new Amnesty International UK briefing says "ill-trained and unaccountable staff" are carrying out enforced removals from the UK

UKBA: Changes to student visa rules are now in force

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Date of publication

04 July 2011

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The Home Office announces that significant changes to the Tier 4 student route of the points-based system have come into effect today

The Sunday Telegraph: Government to examine Article 8

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Date of publication

02 July 2011

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A highly-placed source has told The Telegraph that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights needs to be re-examined following recent cases

UKBA: Implementing the Student Review – Frequently Asked Questions

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Date of publication

28 June 2011

Summary

Full text of the UKBA document clarifying aspects of the current review of the student immigration stsyem

ECHR rules that returning Somali nationals to Mogadishu violates human rights

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Date of publication

28 June 2011

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK would violate Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights if Somali asylum seekers were sent back to…

Cameron says European plans to suspend Dublin regulation have been rejected

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Date of publication

24 June 2011

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Press Association reports that Prime Minister Cameron has said proposed changes to European asylum laws will not go ahead.

Supreme Court hands down judgment in R (on the application of Cart) v The Upper Tribunal

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Date of publication

22 June 2011

Summary

Supreme Court press summary following the judgment in R (on the application of Cart) & R (on the application of MR (Pakistan)

UKBA: Next set of changes to student visa rules is announced

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Date of publication

13 June 2011

Summary

The next set of changes to the Immigration Rules affecting Tier 4 - the student tier - of the points-based system has been laid in Parliament today and will come into effect on 4 July…