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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

Summary

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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Date of publication

24 October 2014

Summary

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

Blog post

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

Summary

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

Summary

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

Summary

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

Summary

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

Summary

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

The UK in the European Convention: fudge, or a shining example?

Blog post

Date of publication

09 October 2014

Written by

Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog

Detention Action's appeal to suspend the Detained Fast Track system is dismissed by Court of Appeal

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Date of publication

09 October 2014

Summary

Following earlier High Court judgment, Court of Appeal refuses to suspend the Detained Fast Track (DFT) system for asylum applicants

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford baffled by Government's hostile student visa system

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Date of publication

08 October 2014

Summary

Professor Andrew Hamilton asks why Government policy is limiting one of the UK's most effective generators of overseas revenue

Home Office to share immigration data with Ireland under new Memorandum of Understanding

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Date of publication

07 October 2014

Summary

UK and Ireland to exchange immigration information and new British-Irish Visa Scheme to allow visitors to travel to both countries on a single visa

Conservatives' British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities will break formal link between British courts and ECtHR

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Date of publication

03 October 2014

Summary

Conservative Party announces proposals to repeal Human Rights Act and end pre-eminence of ECtHR judgments