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Home Affairs Committee still concerned by size of UKBA backlog of cases

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Date of publication

08 November 2013

Summary

Commons Committee final report on the work of the disbanded UK Border Agency says backlog stands at a concerning 432,000 cases

European Court of Justice: Homosexuality can be grounds for asylum if punishments are actually applied

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Date of publication

07 November 2013

Summary

Judgment released in X and Others v Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel (Directive 2004/83/EC) Joined Cases C-199/12 to C-201/12

Home Office confirms that proposed visa bond scheme for "high risk" overseas visitors has been scrapped

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Date of publication

05 November 2013

Summary

£3,000 security bond scheme for visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana will not go ahead

Research report finds migrants make a positive net contribution to the UK's fiscal system

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Date of publication

05 November 2013

Summary

University College London's migration research centre finds recent EEA migrants have made a considerable positive net contribution to the UK economy

New report examines asylum applications made by unaccompanied children

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Date of publication

31 October 2013

Summary

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds Home Office committed to the welfare of unaccompanied children but significant improvements needed

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

Blog post

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