Back in the spotlight: the detention of mentally ill asylum seekers
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Home secretary says review of the UK's relationship with the EU will consider immigration controls
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Theresa May seeking to reverse European Court of Justice judgments that have redefined free movement as available to all EU citizens rather than just workers
A tribute to John Dean, ex of EIN
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A tribute to the former EIN editor John Dean who sadly died last week
Asylum credibility: timely new case from Strasbourg
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Colin Yeo, Free Movement
The rejection of asylum seekers' documents without verifying their authenticity breached their human rights
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ECtHR rules it is a violation of European Convention on Human Rights to dismiss an asylum claim without attempting to verify documents presented by the asylum seeker
Campaign to stop refugees going homeless and hungry launches, as research finds ‘extreme’ poverty affects hundreds
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Scottish Refugee Council says hundreds of asylum seekers in Scotland are being left completely destitute with no support and nowhere to live
UKBA: Changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today
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UKBA press release outlining the latest changes to the Immigration Rules
ECJ: The minimum conditions for the reception of asylum seekers must be granted by the Member State in receipt of an application for asylum
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Court of Justice of the European Union press release following the judgment in Case C-179/11 Cimade and GISTI v Ministre de L'Intérieur on Directive 2003/9/EC
Government in court battle to avoid having to disclose its immigration 'blacklist'
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Foreign Office in court to keep list of 44 countries with the worst immigration record a secret after information commissioner rules for a partial disclosure of the list
BID release results of survey of immigration detainees, UNHCR issues new guidelines on the detention of migrants
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BID's new summary of detainees' experiences with legal advice released, UNCHR issues detailed detention guidelines and calls on states to make better use of alternatives
Immigration detention: Not a peripheral issue, but the condensed essence of immigration control
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Don Flynn, Migrants' Rights Network
Children seeking safety in UK face damaging culture of doubt
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New Children’s Society report finds many of UKBA’s practices fail to take into account the needs of asylum-seeking children fleeing war, turmoil and violence
Asylum seekers: no transfers to EU countries unable to cope
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European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee endorses changes to update the "Dublin" regulation
Capita wins £40m contract to track down migrants who have overstayed their visas
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Media report that private-sector “bounty hunters” win contract to find more than 170,000 overstayers listed on UKBA's Migrant Refusal Pool
Torture fears as hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamils face removal from the UK
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Media reports UKBA is planning mass removal of Tamils to Sri Lanka next week, as Freedom from Torture releases new briefing with evidence of torture of previous returnees