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British Medical Association report calls for immigration detention to be phased out

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05 December 2017

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BMA concerned that health needs of migrants and asylum seekers cannot be met in detention centres

Bar Council report says immigration detainees struggle to secure legal representation

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04 December 2017

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Migrants are being held in detention without adequate access to the courts or legal help

BBC reveals big variations in success rate of asylum appeals at different hearing centres

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30 November 2017

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A lack of legal representation found to be a key factor for low success rate

Independent Chief Inspector finds Home Office struggles to keep on top of asylum claims

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29 November 2017

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Inspection report on asylum intake and casework says plans for improvement need to be to accelerated

Detention Action says UK continues to fail victims of trafficking

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27 November 2017

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Campaign group finds Home Office conflict of interest prevents victims from receiving correct protection

Test case in High Court seeks to overturn high fees for children registering for British citizenship

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23 November 2017

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Groups argue Home Office is profiteering and denying children their rights by charging fee of £1,000

Campaign group launches legal challenge against collection of data on school children's nationality

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21 November 2017

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Against Borders for Children to go to court to stop 'toxic' policy

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

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17 November 2017

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Briefing updated to take into account August's changes to the Immigration Rules

Asylum Aid looks at experiences of women asylum seekers in the First-Tier Tribunal

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Date of publication

17 November 2017

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Important new report analyses factors leading to successful appeals

Case update: Recent court decisions affecting EU nationals

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Date of publication

16 November 2017

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Latitude Law

Number of Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visas doubles to 2,000 a year

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15 November 2017

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Home Secretary announces more visas available for leading talents in the science and creative sectors

European Court of Justice rules EU citizens who become nationals of another Member State keep free movement rights

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14 November 2017

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British government breached rights of dual British-Spanish national by denying residence to non-EU spouse

Comprehensive new guide to Article 8 published by the European Court of Human Rights

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13 November 2017

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Over 700 cases cited in Court's guide to right to respect for private and family life

Migrants' Rights Network launches legal challenge against data-sharing agreement between NHS and Home Office

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09 November 2017

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Crowdfunding campaign seeks donations as Migrants' Rights Network files for permission for a Judicial Review

The emergence of the notion of the “vulnerable refugee”

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Date of publication

08 November 2017

Written by

Stathis Poularakis, Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet)