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Home Secretary asks for review of how Home Office handles asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation

Latest news

Date of publication

01 April 2014

Summary

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration to review gay and lesbian asylum claims after revelations that some were being asked "inappropriate" questions

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's use of Emergency Travel Documents

Latest news

Date of publication

27 March 2014

Summary

New inspection report raises a number of concerns over the use of Emergency Travel Documents for the removal of foreign nationals by the Home Office

A simple guide to the Tier 4 visa application process for international students

Blog post

Date of publication

27 March 2014

Written by

Immigration Advice Service (IAS)

New Conservative campaign group calls for "calm and rational" immigration debate

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Date of publication

26 March 2014

Summary

Conservatives for Managed Migration says Tories message to the electorate is that the Party is fundamentally hostile to those not born in the UK

Home Affairs Committee issues first report on the work of the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement and UKVI directorates

Latest news

Date of publication

24 March 2014

Summary

Committee's latest report is the first since UKBA was disbanded and broken-up into two new departments

UNHCR: Asylum applications jump to their highest levels since 2001

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Date of publication

21 March 2014

Summary

Asylum Trends 2013 report shows asylum applications in 2013 were up 28 per cent over 2012, with Syria now the main country of origin

Report finds immigrant detainees face disproportionate force and restraint while being deported

Latest news

Date of publication

20 March 2014

Summary

Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons releases report on 'Monitoring places of detention'

Getting the Facts for Migrants and the Courts

Blog post

Date of publication

18 March 2014

Written by

Geoffrey Care

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules brings changes to Points-Based System

Latest news

Date of publication

13 March 2014

Summary

Minister for immigration announces package of changes to Points-Based System work routes

Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies rules on residence rights of non-EU family members of EU citizens

Latest news

Date of publication

12 March 2014

Summary

New ECJ cases on Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38 on residence rights of third-country nationals who are family members of an EU citizen

New report on minimum income requirement for partner visas as court hears Home Office appeal

Latest news

Date of publication

12 March 2014

Summary

Updated House of Commons Library Standard Note on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas, Court of Appeal hears appeal in MM

Supreme Court rules on EU conditions for asylum seekers

Blog post

Date of publication

10 March 2014

Written by

Dominic Ruck Keene, UK Human Rights Blog

New Immigration Minster delivers first speech

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Date of publication

06 March 2014

Summary

Full text of James Brokenshire's first speech on immigration

Cross-Government report on impact of migration on UK native employment published

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Date of publication

06 March 2014

Summary

Government report at centre of recent controversy published, finds "relatively little evidence" that migration has caused significant displacement of UK natives from jobs

Government accused of withholding report on immigration's impact on UK jobs

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Date of publication

05 March 2014

Summary

BBC's Newsnight says a new cross-governmental report found the number of UK workers unemployed as a consequence of immigration is lower than previously claimed