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MPs debate family migration rules

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Date of publication

20 June 2013

Summary

Commons debate on the new family migration rules hears calls for their urgent review

President of the Supreme Court warns that new legal aid regime will drive out the best lawyers

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Date of publication

19 June 2013

Summary

Full text of Lord Neuberger's speech to the Institute for Government

EC's 4th Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum reveals asylum up 10% in the EU

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Date of publication

17 June 2013

Summary

European Commission's latest annual report on immigration and asylum in the EU finds 2012 saw a nearly 10% increase in the number of asylum applications

Medical Justice: Detaining migrant pregnant women seriously damages their health and puts their babies at risk

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Date of publication

17 June 2013

Summary

New report exposes the "injustice and ineffectiveness of detaining pregnant women for immigration purposes"

In their best interests?

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Date of publication

12 June 2013

Summary

Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children in the United Kingdom

The serious lesson hiding behind the Express’s latest rights “outrage”

Blog post

Date of publication

12 June 2013

Written by

Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog

European Parliament adopts several measures that form the future Common European Asylum System

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Date of publication

12 June 2013

Summary

Today's European Parliament vote is a crucial step towards a common system for handling asylum applications in the EU

Home Office announces changes to the Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

11 June 2013

Summary

A number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013

ECtHR and EU Fundamental Rights Agency launch Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration

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Date of publication

11 June 2013

Summary

New publication is a comprehensive guide to European law in the areas of asylum, borders and immigration, taking into account both ECtHR and ECJ case law

All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration publishes report on the impacts of new rules on family migration

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Date of publication

10 June 2013

Summary

Report follows an inquiry which heard claims that the new rules were "tearing families apart" and had "unintended consequences" for high earning migrants

ECJ: unaccompanied children should not be returned to other EU states

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Date of publication

06 June 2013

Summary

Court of Justice of the European Union rules in MA and Others that the 'Dublin II' Regulation does not apply to unaccompanied children seeking asylum

ECJ: The essence of the reasons for a decision refusing entry into a Member State must be disclosed to the person concerned

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Date of publication

05 June 2013

Summary

Court of Justice of the European Union judgment released in the case of ZZ v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Amnesty International: legal aid reforms constitute an unprecedented threat to justice

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Date of publication

04 June 2013

Summary

Human rights group warns reforms could decimate access to justice for the most vulnerable people

Cameron is relenting to backbenchers on immigration policy

Blog post

Date of publication

03 June 2013

Written by

Awale Olad, Migrants' Rights Network

Children's Society warns refugee and migrant children face being made destitute by legal aid reforms

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Date of publication

03 June 2013

Summary

Charity says residency tests will mean abandoned migrant and trafficked children will be left destitute