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Citizens UK granted permission to challenge failings in family reunification for Calais refugee children

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Date of publication

01 March 2017

Summary

Mrs Justice Lang grants permission for full hearing and orders case to be heard on expedited basis

Minimum income requirements for spousal visas are lawful, but breach duty to safeguard children

Blog post

Date of publication

28 February 2017

Written by

Ben Amunwa, Law mostly

When no good deed goes unpunished

Blog post

Date of publication

27 February 2017

Written by

Melissa Darnbrough and Nadia Hussain, openDemocracy

High Court rules children's services departments must support age disputed asylum seekers

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Date of publication

27 February 2017

Summary

Benefit of the doubt must be given to asylum seeker pending the determination of age assessment

Supreme Court allows appeal in 'Minimum Income Requirement' case

Blog post

Date of publication

23 February 2017

Written by

No5 Chambers

ONS: Net migration drops 49,000 in year ending September 2016

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Date of publication

23 February 2017

Summary

Office for National Statistics estimates net migration at +273,000, down from previous year

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