'Is this really Europe?': refugees in Calais speak of desperate conditions
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Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling that detained fast track system is unlawful
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Lord Chancellor's appeal against June ruling that the Detained Fast Track appeals process is unlawfully unfair is dismissed
Techworld: Over 1,300 Tier 2 visa applications refused in June as cap reached
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Home Affairs Committee to hold inquiry as Tier 2 (General) visa limit reached in June
House of Commons Library information note on the coming £35,000 Tier 2 visa salary requirement
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Brief new information note outlines the earning requirement for Tier 2 visa holders which takes effect on 6 April 2016
Health and education industries to be hit by new immigration rules
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High Court finds detained fast track system breaches the rights of potential victims of trafficking
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Home Office concedes that it was acting incompatibly with its legal duties when subjecting individuals with clear indicators of trafficking to the fast track process
Home Offices announces changes to Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur visa application requirements to target foreign criminals
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Tier 1 visa applicants to be required to produce overseas criminal record certificate for every country they have lived in for the past 10 years
House of Commons Library updates briefing on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
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Updated briefing on Immigration Rules' income threshold as Supreme Court set to hear the appeal in MM and Others in early 2016
Asylum support payments for families set to be reduced
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All asylum seekers, whether adults or children, will receive a payment of £36.95 from 10 August
High Court finds the Exceptional Case Funding scheme is operating unlawfully
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Mr Justice Collins says Legal Aid Agency's Exceptional Case Funding scheme is unlawful and causing suffering in a way that Parliament cannot have intended
Theresa May announces new measures to make Calais more secure
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Government to build "secure zone" in Calais for British-bound lorries in response to the increasing numbers of migrants
Supreme Court: 'Ravichandran is Sound'
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New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to tackle abuse in Tier 4 student visa system
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Students wishing to stay on in Britain and work will be required to first leave the country, students at publicly funded colleges will be prevented from working
British Red Cross calls for legal aid to be made available in refugee family reunion
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New report says family reunion is not a straightforward process and the lack of legal aid is keeping loved ones apart
European Asylum Support Office releases annual report on asylum in the EU
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EASO says 2014 saw more than 660,000 applications for international protection in the EU, the highest since data collection began