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Home Office wins key legal challenge on "deport first, appeal later" policy

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Date of publication

14 October 2015

Summary

Lord Justice Richards rules foreign criminal offenders can be deported before their article 8 appeal rights are exhausted

Law Society Gazette: Immigration appeals delayed for months as courts struggle with workload

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Date of publication

13 October 2015

Summary

Hearings delayed up to nine months as 'current flow' of appeals pushes listings back

The Immigration Bill 2015-16 explained

Blog post

Date of publication

09 October 2015

Written by

John Kelly, EIN

Home Office to review policy of detaining pregnant women after groundbreaking legal challenge

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Date of publication

08 October 2015

Summary

Home Office accepts that pregnant asylum seeker was unlawfully arrested and detained at Yarl's Wood

GOV.UK publishes new-look Immigration Rules in HTML format

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Date of publication

06 October 2015

Summary

The current Immigration Rules are now in HTML rather than PDF format on GOV.UK to aid ease of access and navigation

Home Secretary uses Conservative Party conference speech to warn UK needs to have an immigration limit

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Date of publication

06 October 2015

Summary

Theresa May warns that current levels of net migration are unsustainable, announces new plan for the UK's asylum system

UK asylum applications hit six-year high in July

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Date of publication

01 October 2015

Summary

Over 4,300 aslylum claims lodged in July, highest since 2009, but figures remain modest compared to highest in EU

Revealed: asylum seeker children face welfare lottery on arrival in Britain

Blog post

Date of publication

28 September 2015

Written by

Joanna Wilding, University of Brighton via The Conversation

Brighton University report says asylum process is contrary to the best interests of unaccompanied children

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Date of publication

28 September 2015

Summary

New report examines the best interests of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK through their own experiences

House of Commons Library publishes updated briefing on duty of landlords to carry out immigration checks

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Date of publication

24 September 2015

Summary

Updated briefing on Immigration Act 2014's 'Right to Rent' scheme as Immigration Bill 2015-2016 proposes new criminal sanctions

Eurostat: EU sees 85% increase in asylum seekers in second quarter of 2015 over 2014

Latest news

Date of publication

22 September 2015

Summary

213,200 first time asylum seekers apply for protection in the EU in April to June, 85% more than in 2014, UK sees around 7% increase

Right to reside – Carry on as before?

Blog post

Date of publication

21 September 2015

Written by

Nearly Legal

Notice to EIN Members: New sorting functionality added for bundles

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Date of publication

21 September 2015

Summary

Brief overview of new feature that allows you to sort bundles by date or by type (with, for example, case law first)

Immigration Bill 2015-2016 published; New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

17 September 2015

Summary

Parliament publishes the Immigration Bill, Home Office publishes 17-page statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC437)

ECJ rules EU Member States may exclude jobseekers from certain non-contributory benefits

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Date of publication

15 September 2015

Summary

European Court of Justice allows Germany to deny benefits to EU jobseekers