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Home Affairs Committee finds immigration system is unprepared for Brexit

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Date of publication

14 February 2018

Summary

New report finds systems are under strain and under-resourced and will not cope with challenges Brexit will bring

Home Office discriminated against mentally ill detainee in breach of duty to make reasonable adjustments

Blog post

Date of publication

12 February 2018

Written by

Ben Amunwa, Law mostly

The Guardian and BuzzFeed highlight serious concerns within UK immigration and asylum system

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Date of publication

12 February 2018

Summary

BuzzFeed reports lack of legal representation in immigration cases, Guardian says asylum decisions 'a lottery'

European Asylum Support Office data shows significant fall in asylum claims in the EU in 2017

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Date of publication

12 February 2018

Summary

Number of claims drops 43% in 2017 after unprecedented peak in 2015 and 2016

Garden Court Chambers highlights important new Supreme Court ruling on power to impose bail conditions

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Date of publication

08 February 2018

Summary

Supreme Court finds bail cannot be imposed on a person who cannot be lawfully detained

Coram Children's Legal Centre report looks at how legal aid cuts have impacted children's access to justice

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Date of publication

06 February 2018

Summary

CCLC says legal aid should be reinstated for all unaccompanied and separated migrant children

White paper on the post-Brexit immigration system likely delayed until October

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Date of publication

05 February 2018

Summary

Financial Times reports long-awaited white paper delayed, CBI says businesses "hugely frustrated"

Deportation of foreign criminals: out of country appeals still lawful

Blog post

Date of publication

02 February 2018

Written by

Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog

Oxfam and the Refugee Council examine the impact of family separation on refugees in the UK

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Date of publication

01 February 2018

Summary

Report calls on the UK to expand criteria for family reunion and to reinstate legal aid for cases

Independent Chief Inspector releases reports on country information, immigration litigation and status removal

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Date of publication

30 January 2018

Summary

Three new inspection reports published by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Highly Skilled Migrants protest against the injustice of the Home Office

Blog post

Date of publication

30 January 2018

Written by

Shehzad Khan, Highly Skilled Migrants

Jesuit Refugee Service finds refused asylum seekers in London face homelessness and destitution

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Date of publication

29 January 2018

Summary

New report examines experiences of refused asylum seekers who attend the JRS UK Day Centre

ATLEU launches new information website for lawyers who work with victims of trafficking

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Date of publication

26 January 2018

Summary

ATHUB.org.uk brings together a range of detailed information for assisting victims of trafficking

Parliament's Health Committee hears how undocumented migrants are too scared to seek medical help

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Date of publication

24 January 2018

Summary

Committee holds hearing on data-sharing agreement between the NHS and the Home Office

UK and France agree to speed up transfer of asylum seekers from Calais

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Date of publication

22 January 2018

Summary

Prime Minister May and President Macron sign Sandhurst Treaty to improve border cooperation