Immigration detention: Not a peripheral issue, but the condensed essence of immigration control
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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
UKBA issues new guidance on Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) and how to handle cases in the wake of the Alvi judgement
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UKBA has revised its Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) guidance and issued new guidance on on how to handle applications for leave affected by the Supreme Court judgment in Alvi
Asylum policy: MEPs call for fair shares and solidarity
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European Parliament calls for more money for asylum policy, joint processing of asylum applications and a stronger role for EASO
UKBA: Changes to the Immigration Rules
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UKBA press release on further changes to the Immigration Rules coming in from 6th September, including changes in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Alvi
Certain forms of serious interference with the public manifestation of religion may constitute persecution for reasons of religion
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Court of Justice of the European Union press release following the judgment in Germany v Y and Z (Joined Cases C-71/11 and C-99/11) on right to freedom of religion
UKBA: Changes to applications from overstayers from 1 October 2012
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UKBA press release noting that new rules will apply to applications for further leave under non-family migration routes from 1st October
Commons Public Accounts Committee reports on the student immigration points based system
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Report says poorly planned and ill-thought out course of action by UKBA over student visas resulted in chaos and high level of abuse
Asylum Aid: No woman should be missed out
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New campain calls on government to ensure that asylum-seeking women are treated fairly in the UK and are protected from violence
Office for National Statistics says estimated net migration down but not statistically significant difference
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Estimated net migration was 216,000 in the year to December 2011 - lower, but not a statistically significant difference, from 252,000 in 2010
New Strategic Legal Fund for Refugee Children and Young People bulletin issued
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Latest bulletin includes news on the SLF funded third party intervention in the case of MK & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2012] EWHC 1896 (Admin)
UKBA revokes London Metropolitan University's Highly Trusted Status for sponsoring international students
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Up to 3,000 non-EU students may have to leave the UK within 60 days as London Met loses its visa licence