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Government defeated in Supreme Court over Legal Aid residence test

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Date of publication

18 April 2016

Summary

Public Law Project appeal against the Legal Aid residence test allowed in Supreme Court

Home Secretary announces 72-hour time limit on the detention of pregnant women

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Date of publication

18 April 2016

Summary

Theresa May says amendment to Immigration Bill will limit detention of pregnant women for immigration purposes

Aid agencies say UK isn't doing enough to protect vulnerable refugees and migrants

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Date of publication

15 April 2016

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Oxfam and others call on the UK to commit to resettle a fair and proportionate share of the world's most vulnerable refugees

What's the right approach to Article 8 in 'foreign criminal' deportation cases?

Blog post

Date of publication

14 April 2016

Written by

Ben Amunwa, Law mostly

Upper Tribunal rules past presence test unlawfully discriminates against disabled refugees

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Date of publication

12 April 2016

Summary

Tribunal finds making disabled refugee children wait up to two years before they are eligible for DLA is unlawful

Explainer: how the EU proposes to change its asylum laws

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Date of publication

11 April 2016

Written by

Bernard Ryan via The Conversation

Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust announces 2016 award

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Date of publication

11 April 2016

Summary

Award for women who are from an immigrant or refugee background and who intend to practice or teach law

The Observer: Immigration officials can intercept communications of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

10 April 2016

Summary

Amendment to the Police Act 1997 allows use of listening devices and hacking into phones and computers

Greece begins returns of migrants under controversial EU agreement with Turkey

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Date of publication

04 April 2016

Summary

202 people returned to Turkey as deportations begin from Greece, EU says all left voluntarily

Inspection report on the Tier 4 Curtailment Process

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Date of publication

30 March 2016

Summary

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines the Home Office's management of the curtailment of Tier 4 student visas

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines outsourced enforced removals contracts

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Date of publication

29 March 2016

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Report finds 40% of planned deportations were cancelled

Home Office announces reforms to Tier 2 visas to reduce reliance on foreign workers

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Date of publication

25 March 2016

Summary

Tier 2 (General) salary thresholds to be increased, £1,000 Immigration Skills Charge to be levied on employers from April 2017

Upper Tribunal allows students' appeal in ETS TOEIC fraud case

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Date of publication

24 March 2016

Summary

Tribunal rules in favour of students in wake of 2014 BBC Panorama expose of ETS English language tests

Council of Europe publishes memorandum on the human rights of asylum seekers and immigrants in the UK

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Date of publication

22 March 2016

Summary

Commissioner for Human Rights worried by the UK's "alarmist" political rhetoric and debate on immigration

European human rights institutions say attacks against refugees and migrants are unacceptable

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Date of publication

22 March 2016

Summary

Rights institutions warn there has been marked increase in attacks on refugees and asylum seekers