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Court rules Home Office policy on detaining asylum seekers who look older than 18 is unlawful
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Test case finds age of an individual is a matter of "objective fact" and cannot be based on physical appearance or demeanour
Parliamentary committee says high fees risk denying vulnerable people justice in immigration and asylum cases
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Justice Committee says it was unwise for the Government to have brought proposed full cost recovery fees for immigration tribunal
UNHCR launches petition to urge support and solidarity for world's refugees
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Need for understanding, compassion and political will to find answers for the refugee plight has become a defining challenge of our times
European Court of Justice rules UK can withhold benefits to EU migrants without right to reside
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Court finds the withholding of benefits can be justified by a need to protect public finances
High Court rules on the lawfulness of the Detained Asylum Casework
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Justice Cranston rules Detained Asylum Casework breaches Equality Act 2010, but is not inherently unfair
European Court of Justice rules against imprisonment for migrants illegally crossing Schengen area borders
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ECJ says Return Directive prevents non-EU national being imprisoned solely for crossing an internal border of the Schengen area
Parliamentary group says Christian converts face Bible 'trivia' questions to decide asylum
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom or Religion or Belief says converts are being denied asylum for failing to know Bible trivia
How to deal with allegations of bias against immigration judges
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Ben Amunwa, Law mostly
Home Affairs Committee concerned over continued Home Office failure to deport foreign offenders
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Latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates highlights problems deporting EU criminals
Thebigword wins Ministry of Justice contracts for court interpretation and translation
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Leeds-based company Thebigword to replace Capita TI in providing face-to-face court interpretation, and written translation and transcription services
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls for greater migrant integration efforts
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Commissioner says Europe's current approach of focusing on migration control risks stalling or even undermining integration efforts
Article 5 ECHR does not require time limits for detention pending deportation
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Fraser Simpson, UK Human Rights Blog
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's processes for administrative reviews
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Chief Inspector finds "significant room for improvement" in internal administrative review process
Slight increase in net migration in 2015 as emigration declines more than immigration
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Net migration to UK was 333,000 in 2015, 20,000 more than 2014 as emigration declines by 22,000