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

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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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21 February 2017

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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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20 February 2017

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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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14 February 2017

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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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13 February 2017

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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

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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

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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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08 February 2017

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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'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

Public Law Project: Home Office visit to Eritrea sought to reduce recognition rate for refugees

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Date of publication

24 January 2017

Summary

Public Law Project obtains documents from visit by British officials to Eritrea in December 2014