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Chief Inspector of Prisons releases report on Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre

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Date of publication

29 October 2013

Summary

Inspection report on the "troubled" detention centre finds progress made, but improvement continues to be necessary

Home Office: New settlement application forms

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Date of publication

28 October 2013

Summary

New Home Office application forms published as requirements for settlement and naturalisation change from 28th October 2013

The Observer: Home Office withdraws from asylum appeals at last minute to hit internal "win rate"

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Date of publication

27 October 2013

Summary

Lawyers say Home Office uses the tactic of last minute appeal withdrawals to protect a target of rejecting 60% of asylum claims

Refugee Action: campaign success means all asylum seekers can be volunteers

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Date of publication

25 October 2013

Summary

Home Office to change guidelines following refugee group's campaign to allow all asylum seekers to volunteer for the public sector, non-profit organisations and charities

Case Comment: C-86/12 Alopka

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Date of publication

23 October 2013

Written by

Catherine Taroni, EUtopia Law

Second reading of Immigration Bill in Parliament

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Date of publication

22 October 2013

Summary

Full text of Home Secretary's speech to Parliament as tough new Immigration Bill gets its second reading

Theresa May wants ineffective 'go home or face arrest' vans to be scrapped

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Date of publication

22 October 2013

Summary

Home Secretary determined not to extend campaign which resulted in the voluntary repatriation of just one person

Report says destitution of asylum seekers in Manchester is a humanitarian crisis

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Date of publication

18 October 2013

Summary

British Red Cross and Boaz Trust release report looking at ten years of destitution among asylum seekers in the Greater Manchester area

House of Commons Library report on the new Immigration Bill

Blog post

Date of publication

18 October 2013

Written by

John Kelly

JCWI and others launch the Movement Against Xenophobia to counter anti-immigration rhetoric

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Date of publication

18 October 2013

Summary

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants launch new campaign to fight xenophobia and the "race to the bottom" anti-immigrant discourse of UK politics

Lord Neuberger speaks of his concern over reforms to judicial reviews

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Date of publication

16 October 2013

Summary

Full text of a speech by Lord Neuberger, President of The Supreme Court, on 'Justice in an Age of Austerity'

EIN's 15th AGM plus free CPD points and free drinks

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Date of publication

16 October 2013

Summary

Details of EIN's 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, November 15th at Garden Court Chambers

New UKLGIG report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex asylum claims

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Date of publication

15 October 2013

Summary

New report finds some improvements in LGBTI asylum claims in recent years but a "culture of disbelief" still prevails at the Home Office

Sky News poll reveals public's concerns over immigration, especially if they don't know migrants

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Date of publication

14 October 2013

Summary

Poll finds 67% of people support tougher action on reducing immigration and finds fears greater among those who don't know migrants

Home Affairs Committee publishes report on the asylum system

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Date of publication

11 October 2013

Summary

Home Affairs Committee report raises concerns over asylum backlog and says asylum system is overburdened and under severe pressure