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Migration Advisory Committee to examine Tier 2 visa system as Government seeks to reduce demand for migrant labour

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Date of publication

10 June 2015

Summary

David Cameron says it has been too easy for businesses to recruit from overseas, asks MAC to advise on what more can be done to lower non-EEA migration

UN human rights report on Eritrea offers challenge to European asylum policy

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Date of publication

08 June 2015

Summary

UN finds Eritrea responsible for systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations, calls for international protection for those fleeing

European Court of Justice opinion says EU migrants can be excluded from benefits during first three months

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Date of publication

05 June 2015

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Advocate General Wathelet says Germany's exclusion of benefits to migrants is compatible with EU law

Report finds legal aid cuts affect three quarters of immigration detainees and leads to stress, worry and powerlessness

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Date of publication

03 June 2015

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Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group examines impacts of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act for people in immigration detention

Prime Minister to include immigration as one of the taskforces overseeing delivery of policy pledges

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Date of publication

02 June 2015

Summary

David Cameron to lead immigration taskforce with remit of reducing net migration and controlling EU migration

Further details of the Immigration Bill published

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Date of publication

28 May 2015

Summary

Queen's Speech background briefing notes reveal slightly more of what to expect in the forthcoming Immigration Bill

Queen's Speech promises measures to control immigration, but no repeal of Human Rights Act yet

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Date of publication

27 May 2015

Summary

Government will introduce measures to control immigration, will only bring forward proposals for Bill of Rights

UN Secretary-General says response to refugee crisis should demonstrate humanity, solidarity, and respect for human rights

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Date of publication

26 May 2015

Summary

Ban Ki-moon calls on world to provide more safe avenues of migration for people fleeing conflict and persecution

Net migration to UK reaches 318,000, highest for a decade

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Date of publication

21 May 2015

Summary

Office for National Statistics says net migration for 2014 over 100,000 higher than in 2013 and just below 2005 peak

New Immigration Bill set to tackle illegal working and extend "deport first, appeal later" to all non-asylum appeals

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Date of publication

21 May 2015

Summary

David Cameron makes speech announcing a 'whole of government' approach to clamping down on illegal immigration

Supreme Court to hear appeal in MM and Others on the minimum income requirement for partner visas

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Date of publication

20 May 2015

Summary

BritCits blog says Supreme Court has granted permission to hear the appeal in the case of MM and Others

Doctors of the World finds migrants are avoiding seeking medical treatment

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Date of publication

19 May 2015

Summary

New report says fear of being arrested and administrative and legal barriers stop migrants accessing healthcare

The Expert in Asylum and Human Rights Cases: Possibilities for Use and Abuse

Blog post

Date of publication

18 May 2015

Written by

Geoffrey Care

Magna Carta and the Holy Grail

Blog post

Date of publication

14 May 2015

Written by

Lord Neuberger

European Commission publishes a new European Agenda on Migration

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Date of publication

13 May 2015

Summary

Full text of today's new 'European Agenda on Migration' in response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean