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Academic analysis finds EU immigration has had a positive economic impact

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Date of publication

05 November 2014

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UCL's Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration finds European immigrants contributed more than £20bn to UK public finances between 2001 and 2011

European Court of Human Rights rules returns to Italy under Dublin Regulation may violate Convention

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04 November 2014

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In Tarakhel v. Switzerland (App no. 29217/12), ECtHR rules individual guarantees needed from Italian authorities for asylum seeker returns

German Chancellor warns demands for free movement changes could see the UK's exit from the European Union

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04 November 2014

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Angela Merkel says UK's future in the EU nearing a "point of no return" over the issue of free movement

In memory of Gail Elliman

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30 October 2014

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Gary McIndoe remembers the life and work of Gail Elliman, a former chair of EIN, who sadly passed away on October 19th

Public Accounts Committee report highly critical of the Home Office's management of the immigration system

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29 October 2014

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New Parliamentary report finds asylum backlog increasing and IT failures could cost up to £1 billion

Amnesty International: End of support for refugee rescue operations marks a dark day for UK's moral standing

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Date of publication

28 October 2014

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Government says it will not support any future search and rescue operations of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean

Chief Inspector issues new reports on asylum and sexual orientation, the Intelligence Management System and the Paris Visa Section

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24 October 2014

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The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases three reports on the work of the Home Office

Judges thwart UK Government's attempts to make British second class citizens – Surinder Singh applied to extended family

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Date of publication

22 October 2014

Written by

Jeremy Chipperfield, UK Visa and Immigration Blog

National Audit Office raises concerns over Home Office removals of foreign criminals

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Date of publication

22 October 2014

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Comprehensive new NAO report on foreign offenders says too little progress has been made in removing them

European Court of Human Rights rules Italy breached rights of asylum seekers returned to Greece

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Date of publication

21 October 2014

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Court rules Italy breached ECHR over indiscriminate collective expulsion of Afghan migrants, who were then deprived of access to asylum procedures in Greece

Gail Elliman: A tribute

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Date of publication

20 October 2014

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A tribute to Gail Elliman, a long-standing Trustee and former Chair of EIN who sadly passed away yesterday

Legal Action Group reports on the 'Surprised Brits' who find they are living with irregular immigration status

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Date of publication

20 October 2014

Summary

LAG examines people who find themselves the unintended victims of the Government's desire to create a 'hostile environment' for irregular migrants

Reforms to the immigration appeals system to be phased in from 20 October

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Date of publication

16 October 2014

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James Brokenshire announces the commencement of a number of reforms to the immigration appeals system in the Immigration Act 2014

Immigration second biggest concern for voters, but reality can be very different from perception

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Date of publication

15 October 2014

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Guardian/ICM and Ipsos MORI polls find the public view immigration as second most important issue in deciding how to vote

New report examines the problems of the use of detention for immigration purposes

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Date of publication

10 October 2014

Summary

Detention Action releases in-depth report which seeks to understand the key problems of the detention system