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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

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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

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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

New report highlights widespread poverty amongst refugees and asylum seekers

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Date of publication

27 June 2013

Summary

North East Child Poverty Commission and the Regional Refugee Forum North East report says asylum seekers are a "forgotten poor"

Improvements Made in Handling of Legacy Asylum Cases but Further Work Required

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Date of publication

26 June 2013

Summary

Independent Chief Inspector issues new report on the Home Office's progress made on legacy asylum and migration cases

Home Office to pilot immigration bond scheme... when the Lib Dems agree

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Date of publication

26 June 2013

Summary

Visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana to pay bond from November under Home Office plans but Lib Dems yet to sign off the details

Home Office: Right of appeal for family visit visas abolished

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Date of publication

25 June 2013

Summary

From today, there will be no right of appeal against the refusal of a family visit visa application, unless the appeal is on human rights or race discrimination grounds