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Updated House of Commons Library briefing on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas

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Date of publication

23 February 2017

Summary

Full text of House of Commons Library's briefing, updated after Supreme Court ruling in MM (Lebanon)

Supreme Court rules minimum income requirement for partner visas is lawful in principle

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Date of publication

22 February 2017

Summary

Court finds income threshold is lawful in principle, but can be unlawful in individual cases involving children

Law Gazette: Sharp decline in the number of judges in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal

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Date of publication

21 February 2017

Summary

Tribunal sees drop in number of judges and rise in backlog of appeals

Home Office agrees to review Calais child refugee claims after ending Dubs scheme

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Date of publication

20 February 2017

Summary

Agreement made with French authorities to review new information from children formerly resident in Calais camp

JCWI: Immigration Act's Right to Rent scheme is causing discrimination

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Date of publication

14 February 2017

Summary

Major new report says immigration checks mean foreign nationals are discriminated against in rental market

BID: Prisoners detained under immigration powers are denied access to legal advice

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Date of publication

13 February 2017

Summary

Bail for Immigration Detainees finds just 22% of detainees in prison have an immigration solicitor

Asylum seekers are left destitute and homeless due to a lack of legal aid

Blog post

Date of publication

09 February 2017

Written by

Ronagh Craddock, openDemocracy

Court of Appeal unveils new "short form" judgment

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Date of publication

09 February 2017

Summary

Judges encouraged to stop unnecessarily long judgments and replace them with more concise rulings

EU states must issue entry visas on humanitarian grounds if refusal risks torture

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Date of publication

08 February 2017

Summary

European Court of Justice opinion by Advocate General Mengozzi finds in favour of asylum seekers

Independent Chief Inspector says Border Force failing to identify victims of modern slavery

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Date of publication

08 February 2017

Summary

Inspection report finds number of potential victims of modern slavery identified is low

British Red Cross reports rise in destitute asylum seekers and refugees in 2016

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Date of publication

06 February 2017

Summary

Charity sees a 10 per cent increase in numbers helped by its destitution services across the UK

Government sets out further details on coming immigration policy in Brexit white paper

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Date of publication

02 February 2017

Summary

White paper suggests that new immigration rules covering EU nationals will be phased in

Home Affairs Committee criticises state of accommodation for asylum seekers

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Date of publication

31 January 2017

Summary

Reports brands some asylum accommodation provided by Government contractors as a "disgrace"

Migration Advisory Committee releases reports on assessing labour shortages and teacher shortages

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Date of publication

30 January 2017

Summary

'Assessing labour market shortages, a methodology update' and 'Partial review of teacher shortages' published by MAC

The Guardian reports NHS data of potential immigration offenders shared with Home Office

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Date of publication

26 January 2017

Summary

Details of more than 8,000 patients requested in the first eleven months of 2016 in order to locate potential offenders