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Scottish government wants control of immigration courts as number of hearings cut by MoJ

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Date of publication

17 August 2015

Summary

The number of courts sitting at Scotland's only asylum and immigration court reduced from five or six a day to only two

Migration Advisory Committee publishes initial results of Tier 2 review

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Date of publication

14 August 2015

Summary

MAC urges government caution over any early decision to raise the minimum salary requirements for skilled migrant workers

HM Inspectorate of Prisons says Yarl's Wood removal centre continues to fail vulnerable women

Latest news

Date of publication

12 August 2015

Summary

New inspection report says conditions are deteriorating and action is needed to ensure women are only detained as a last resort

Companies employing immigrants working illegally are the latest target of a government crackdown

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Date of publication

10 August 2015

Summary

James Brokenshire says businesses employing workers illegally will be hit with "the full force of government machinery"

Supreme Court: a right to a student loan?

Blog post

Date of publication

10 August 2015

Written by

David Hart QC, UK Human Rights Blog

Refugee Council: Government proposals would leave failed asylum seeking families destitute

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Date of publication

05 August 2015

Summary

Government publishes consultation on 'Reforming support for failed asylum seekers and other illegal migrants'

New legislation in England will target rogue landlords who rent to immigrants with no right to remain

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Date of publication

04 August 2015

Summary

Landlords to face up to 5 years in prison and evictions to be made without a court order as government cracks down on rental sector

Government to send message Britain is "not a soft touch on asylum" as concerns over Calais migrants grow

Latest news

Date of publication

03 August 2015

Summary

Immigration Minister proposes removing benefits from failed asylum-seekers as more migrants try to cross to the UK via Calais

'Is this really Europe?': refugees in Calais speak of desperate conditions

Blog post

Date of publication

31 July 2015

Written by

Thom Davies, Arshad Isakjee and Surindar Dhesi, The Conversation

Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling that detained fast track system is unlawful

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Date of publication

29 July 2015

Summary

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

Latest news

Date of publication

29 July 2015

Summary

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

Latest news

Date of publication

27 July 2015

Summary

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

Blog post

Date of publication

23 July 2015

Written by

Immigration Advice Service (IAS)

High Court finds detained fast track system breaches the rights of potential victims of trafficking

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Date of publication

21 July 2015

Summary

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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Date of publication

20 July 2015

Summary

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