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Immigration Bill receives Royal Assent: the Immigration Act 2014 has arrived

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Date of publication

15 May 2014

Summary

Immigration Bill becomes law and new Act makes fundamental changes to the functioning of the immigration system

Supreme Court allows Secretary of State's appeal over invalidated indefinite leave to remain

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Date of publication

14 May 2014

Summary

Supreme Court rules that section 5 of the Immigration Act 1971 does not revive prior leave when a deportation order is revoked

BBC reports on immigration detention centres as protests spread

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Date of publication

12 May 2014

Summary

BBC Asian Network produces a documentary looking at the secret world of the UK's immigration removal centres

Regulating spousal reunion under EU and Convention Law

Blog post

Date of publication

08 May 2014

Written by

Dr Iyiola Solanke, EUtopia Law

Refugee Council reports on risks to newly granted refugees

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Date of publication

07 May 2014

Summary

Refugee Council call for urgent review as its new report warns refugees face homelessness and destitution

Accessing immigration forms on GOV.UK

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Date of publication

02 May 2014

Summary

A new collection page on GOV.UK gives easy access to the main UK visa application forms

Parliament's Human Rights Joint Committee publishes report on Government's proposed judicial review reforms

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Date of publication

30 April 2014

Summary

Human Rights Committee delivers critical report, saying the Government's proposals to reform judicial review risk undermining effective access to justice

New Barnardo's briefing on the Home Office's Family Returns Process

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Date of publication

28 April 2014

Summary

Barnardo's says new Family Returns Process has considerably improved the experience of children and families being removed from the UK, but there is still more to do to

External processing of applications for international protection in the EU

Blog post

Date of publication

24 April 2014

Written by

Steve Peers, EU Law Analysis

Home Office publishes new guidance on the minimum income threshold for family visa applicants

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Date of publication

24 April 2014

Summary

Short new guidance document published with updated information on the minimum income requirement for family visa applicants

Public Accounts Committee says new asylum accommodation contracts were poorly planned and badly managed

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Date of publication

24 April 2014

Summary

Parliamentary committee finds contracts to house asylum seekers "badly managed" and standard of accommodation often "unacceptably poor"

Ministers say Home Office e-Borders programme cannot be used to estimate immigration

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Date of publication

23 April 2014

Summary

Government response to Public Administration Select Committee report says flagship e-Borders project will not be able to replace existing method of estimating net migration

Asylum Aid submits briefing to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women

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Date of publication

19 April 2014

Summary

Asylum Aid says poor quality decision-making in women's asylum claims leaves them vulnerable to violence in the UK

Labour's new 'progressive' approach to immigration? Overview of Yvette Cooper's speech

Blog post

Date of publication

10 April 2014

Written by

Awale Olad, Migrants' Rights Network

Children's Commissioner examines experiences of unaccompanied children seeking asylum

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Date of publication

10 April 2014

Summary

New report looks at what happens to children who are unsuccessful in their asylum claims and calls for fundamental change in the asylum system