All previously failed Zimbabwean asylum and protection claims need to be reviewed in light of KM (Zimbabwe)
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Press summary: Supreme Court judgment in case of RT (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38
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Supreme Court rules that HJ (Iran) principle applies to applicants who claim asylum on the grounds of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of lack of political belief
Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made
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Full text of the latest House of Commons Library report on the government's immigration policy
Home Affairs Committee publishes report on the work of the UK Border Agency
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Latest Home Affairs Commitee report on UKBA raises concerns over backlog of outstanding cases in various areas
'Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals' newly updated and now freely available on EIN
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The essential guide to preparing asylum and human rights appeals is now available to all on EIN
Home Office takes emergency action as Supreme Court judgment leaves UK immigration policy in disarray
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Statement of Changes to be laid before parliament tomorrow as legal framework for immigration ‘collapses’
Supreme Court: R (Alvi) v Home Office (immigration rules). HO’s appeal dismissed
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Supreme Court press summary for the judgment in Alvi [2012] UKSC 33 in which Pankina was upheld and the SSHD's appeal unanimously dismissed
NAO: UK Border Agency and Border Force: Progress in cutting costs and improving performance
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National Audit Office's new report on UKBA finds cost reductions and performance improvements since 2010, but insufficient planning and delayed delivery of key projects have…
Free Movement: Court of Appeal overturns Country Guidance case on Zimbabwe
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EM and Others (Returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 98 (IAC) overturned after SSHD agreed that the determination was too legally flawed to stand
Refugee Council: High Court rules UKBA policy to delay support for asylum seekers is unlawful
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MK & Anor v SSHD [2012] EWHC 1896 (Admin) rules unlawful for UKBA to have a policy that delays offering support to asylum seekers making fresh claims for asylum
EU's European Asylum Support Office (EASO) publishes its first Country of Origin Information (COI) report on Afghanistan
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EASO publishes 'Afghanistan: Taliban Strategies - Recruitment', which intends to give an overview of relevant elements of the Taliban's strategies for the recruitment of…
Chief Inspector of the UKBA says 'migration refusal pool' of over 150,000 cases is a "national problem"
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Inspector finds UKBA has no "clear strategy" for dealing with a group of more than 150,000 foreign nationals staying on after their visas expire
Free Movement: Immigration judicial reviews to be transferred
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Government to amend Crime and Courts Bill to allow transfer of immigration judicial review cases from the High Court to the Upper Tribunal
OHCHR: Imprisoning migrants is not the answer
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"Immigration detention should never be mandatory or automatic. It should be a measure of last resort," says UN Special Rapporteur
UN expert calls on Turkey and European Union to prioritize human rights of migrants
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Special Rapporteur says pressures on Turkish authorities to control irregular migration should not trump the human rights of migrants