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Home Office publishes details and casework guidance for new Windrush scheme

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Date of publication

24 May 2018

Summary

Scheme begins on 30 May, but decisions will not attract a right of appeal

Immigration minister responds to growing controversy over highly skilled migrants and paragraph 322(5)

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Date of publication

22 May 2018

Summary

Hundreds of migrants face refusal of ILR and deportation for minor tax errors

Changes to time limits for seeking permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal

Blog post

Date of publication

21 May 2018

Written by

Ben Amunwa, Law mostly

Home Office announces suspension of immigration checks on bank accounts

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Date of publication

21 May 2018

Summary

Immigration Act 2016's bank checks paused after fears Windrush citizens may have been targeted

Refugee Action report finds the asylum system "dehumanises, disempowers and damages"

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Date of publication

17 May 2018

Summary

Concerns raised over long delays, poor decisions, and a total lack of information

UN Special Rapporteur on racism concerned by widespread anti-migrant, anti-foreigner rhetoric in the UK

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Date of publication

15 May 2018

Summary

Immigration policy creates hostile environment for all ethnic minorities

Government announces significant restrictions on data sharing between NHS and Home Office

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Date of publication

10 May 2018

Summary

Data will only be shared on foreign national offenders with a prison sentence of 12 months or more

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority reports on scale of modern slavery in the UK

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Date of publication

09 May 2018

Summary

Increasing numbers of nationals from Vietnam, Albania and Romania among the victims

Torture survivors and the Hostile Environment – how the Windrush scandal exposed the darkest corners of immigration policy

Blog post

Date of publication

08 May 2018

Written by

Freedom from Torture

New guidance on immigration bail for judges of the First-tier Tribunal

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Date of publication

08 May 2018

Summary

19-page guidance takes into account Immigration Act 2016 and replaces Bail Guidance Note of 2012

'Hostile environment' policy makes migrant women less safe and less able to escape domestic violence

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Date of publication

04 May 2018

Summary

Abusers scare women with insecure immigration status into not seeking help

Law Society says Windrush crisis shows need for legal aid to be reintroduced for immigration cases

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Date of publication

02 May 2018

Summary

Statement warns Windrush generation may be denied justice due to cuts to legal aid

Court order provides clarity on availability of legal aid for victims of trafficking and modern slavery

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Date of publication

01 May 2018

Summary

Lord Chancellor concedes a claim for judicial review against the refusal of legal aid

Campaign groups highlight impact of 'hostile environment' policies ahead of Commons debate on Windrush scandal

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Date of publication

30 April 2018

Summary

Undocumented children among those denied rights due to immigration policy

Home Office deportation targets show how Britain's immigration system is harmful by design

Blog post

Date of publication

27 April 2018

Written by

Victoria Canning and Monish Bhatia via The Conversation