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Parliamentary inquiry launched into the use of immigration detention

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Date of publication

08 July 2014

Summary

Inquiry launched to examine the use of detention in the UK immigration and asylum systems as UNHCR calls for such practices to end

Seeking asylum is a human right, not a crime

Blog post

Date of publication

07 July 2014

Written by

Maurice Wren, Refugee Council

European Asylum Support Office releases annual report on asylum in the EU

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Date of publication

07 July 2014

Summary

2013 Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union reveals 435,760 persons applied for international protection in the EU in 2013

Asylum Aid questions use of Internal Protection Alternative in UK asylum cases

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Date of publication

04 July 2014

Summary

New Asylum Aid report examines how, in decision making at all levels, internal protection is applied and its safety and reasonableness assessed

Migration Observatory examines highly skilled migration to the UK

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Date of publication

03 July 2014

Summary

New Migration Observatory report analyses how the migration of highly skilled workers to the UK has changed in the years 2007-2013

Human Rights Joint Committee says legal aid residence test will breach the rights of children

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Date of publication

30 June 2014

Summary

Parliamentary Committee says residence test will lead to the UK breaching the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Updated handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration published

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Date of publication

27 June 2014

Summary

European Court of Human Rights and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights update asylum law handbook

Government announces policy change on detention of persons with statutorily extended leave

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Date of publication

26 June 2014

Summary

Statement by Immigration Minister James Brokenshire on detention of persons whose leave is statutorily extended by the 1971 Immigration Act

More than 50 colleges have licenses suspended as Immigration Minister makes statement on student visa abuses

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Date of publication

24 June 2014

Summary

James Brokenshire says inquiry reveals systematic cheating and criminal activity in English language tests and illegal working by students

Migration Observatory maps number of people deported or removed from the UK

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Date of publication

24 June 2014

Summary

New briefing examines Home Office data on deportations, removals and voluntary departures of migrants

World Refugee Day Remarks

Blog post

Date of publication

20 June 2014

Written by

T. Alexander Aleinikoff, UNHCR

EU Member States granted protection to 135,700 asylum seekers in 2013

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Date of publication

19 June 2014

Summary

Eurostat releases statistics for persons granted protection status in 2013 in the 28 EU Member States

Chief Inspector reports on the application process for European citizens and their spouses to come to the UK

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Date of publication

19 June 2014

Summary

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases new inspection report on Home Office's handing of applications by EEA nationals and their spouses

The new, mobile friendly EIN website has arrived

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Date of publication

18 June 2014

Summary

A brief look at EIN's new mobile friendly, responsive redesign - you can now easily browse EIN on a smartphone

Migrant Voice: under-representation of migrants in mainstream British media

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Date of publication

17 June 2014

Summary

New report says migrants' views are systematically invisible or ignored when it comes to most media stories affecting migrants