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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

Immigration Bill laid before Parliament

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Date of publication

10 October 2013

Summary

Government's long-awaited major new Immigration Bill published today

Deportation of foreign criminals: the new immigration rules are a “complete code”

Blog post

Date of publication

09 October 2013

Written by

Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases report examining e-Borders programme

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Date of publication

09 October 2013

Summary

Home Office's e-Borders programme has delivered some significant benefits, but still has some way to go to deliver anticipated immigration control benefits

A tribute to Zahir Chowdhury

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Date of publication

08 October 2013

Summary

A short tribute to Zahir Chowdhury (1941-2013), former Legal Director at the Immigration Advisory Service

Shami Chakrabarti says forthcoming Immigration Bill a "shocker" which could lead to a "race relations nightmare"

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Date of publication

08 October 2013

Summary

Director of Liberty warns of the consequences of tough new Immigration Bill intended to make the UK a more hostile environment for migrants

UNHCR: 2013 bringing massive fresh flows of refugees

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Date of publication

02 October 2013

Summary

UN High Commissioner for Refugees says increasing numbers of refugees in 2013 stretching UNHCR operations to the limits