International Migrants Day Statement
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Detention Action: Court of Appeal rules policy of detaining asylum seekers for 'quick processing' of their appeals is not lawful
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Court finds Home Office policy on detaining asylum seekers during their appeals is not sufficiently clear and transparent
Ed Miliband says Labour will "control immigration with fair rules"
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Labour leader uses speech in Great Yarmouth to outline party's approach to immigration ahead of next year's election
High Court rules immigration legal aid guidance unlawful following appeal in Gudanaviciene & Ors
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High Court rules Government guidance in relation to the granting of legal aid for immigration cases is unlawful
ECJ judgment clarifies the right of irregular migrants to be heard
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Khaled Boudjlida v Préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques clarifies legal rights of illegally staying third-country nationals under Directive 2008/115/EC
Policy notices issued by the Home Office European Operational Policy Team released following FOI request
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European free movement policy notices up to October 2014 released by Home Office
European Court of Justice judgment clarifies and gives guidance on methods used to assess sexual orientation of asylum seekers
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ECJ judgment in A, B, C rules that some questioning and the use of tests to assess sexual orientation breaches EU law
New report highlights problems faced by refugees seeking family reunification in the EU
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ECRE and Red Cross EU Office report sheds light on the realities of separated refugee families in the EU
Case Preview: R (JB (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Varun Kesar, UK Supreme Court Blog
Cameron's speech on immigration and Europe outlines plans for major EU migrant restrictions
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David Cameron proposes restrictions in order to reduce the "exceptionally high" level of EU migration to the UK
British Future calls for a more considered, less polarised political discourse on immigration
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Report says the public has far more nuanced views on immigration than is reflected in the current polarised political debate
Immigration Minister announces Immigration Act 2014 sham marriage provisions to take effect from March 2015
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James Brokenshire says important new provisions under part 4 of the Immigration Act 2014 to tackle sham marriages to be implemented from next March
National Audit Office reports says Government "did not think through" impact of civil legal aid reforms
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NAO report says Ministry of Justice on track to make significant legal aid cost savings, but it did not fully consider the impact of the changes
New House of Commons Library briefing on the forthcoming duty for private landlords to carry out immigration checks
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Full text of useful new briefing note as pilot scheme for landlord immigration checks set to begin in December
The Independent: Swedish TV exposé raises serious doubts over Sprakab language analyst
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Swedish TV documentary alleges that one of Sprakab's top Somali language analysts fabricated parts of his CV