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Mr Justice McCloskey appointed as new President of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber

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Date of publication

17 July 2013

Summary

Honourable Mr Justice McCloskey has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to be Tribunal President with effect from 1 October 2013

Brent MP Sarah Teather speaks out against government's hostile attitude to immigration

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Date of publication

16 July 2013

Summary

Lib Dem MP Teather tells the Guardian of her anger that there are no "alternative voices" on immigration

Home Office may detain illegal entrant who appears to be over 18

Blog post

Date of publication

15 July 2013

Written by

Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog

Home Affairs Committee says the Home Office's backlog of immigration cases tops half a million

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Date of publication

15 July 2013

Summary

Home Affairs Committee's latest report on the work of now abolished UKBA says new backlog of 190,000 cases brings total to 502,462

Sir John Thomas issues fresh warning to lawyers over "hopeless" appeals against deportation of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

12 July 2013

Summary

President of the Queen's Bench Division warns lawyers over a number of problems seen by the High Court in asylum deportation cases

Higher Education Better Regulation Group releases comprehensive study on the cost of the student visa regime

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Date of publication

11 July 2013

Summary

HEBRG says UK universities spent £67m in 2012-13 to meet Home Office requirements

Prospective Students to the UK Face a Subjective Interview Process

Blog post

Date of publication

09 July 2013

Written by

Sonia Moran, United Kingdom Educational Advisory Service

Attacks from House of Lords and High Court build momentum of family migration campaign

Blog post

Date of publication

08 July 2013

Written by

Ruth Grove-White, Migrants' Rights Network

EASO releases Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union

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Date of publication

08 July 2013

Summary

European Asylum Support Office releases comprehensive overview of the situation of asylum in the EU in 2012, reveals asylum applications up 11%

High Court finds family immigration rules are not unlawful but the earnings threshold amounts to a disproportionate interference with family life

Latest news

Date of publication

05 July 2013

Summary

High Court hands down judgment in MM & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Abolition of family visitor visa appeal rights

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Date of publication

05 July 2013

Summary

Full text of House of Commons Library report on Section 52 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and the abolition of the full right of appeal in family visitor visa cases

Government unveils proposals to restrict migrants access to health and housing

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Date of publication

04 July 2013

Summary

Consultations on restricting migrants access to the NHS and housing launched ahead of Immigration Bill aimed at making life more difficult for "illegal migrants"

Home Office: Latest changes to the Immigration Rules now in effect; Position of Croatian nationals in the UK

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Date of publication

02 July 2013

Summary

Changes to the Immigration Rules take effect and changes to the position of Croatian nationals following Croatia's accession to the European Union

Health Secretary to tackle foreign nationals use of free NHS services

Latest news

Date of publication

01 July 2013

Summary

Jeremy Hunt to announce new plans to stop migrants using NHS to get free treatment, but estimates of cost of "health tourists" varies from £12m to £200m

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference 2013 - views from an English lawyer

Blog post

Date of publication

28 June 2013

Written by

Gary McIndoe, Latitude Law