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Garden Court Chambers announces the death of Ian Macdonald QC

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Date of publication

12 November 2019

Summary

Garden Court mourns the loss of a trailblazer in immigration and human rights law who inspired generations of barristers

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is seeking survey responses from practitioners who represent or advise undocumented migrants

Latest news

Date of publication

12 November 2019

Summary

Short survey aims to help inform project looking at how best to advocate for new and better paths to regularisation

Vietnam’s Human Trafficking Problem Is Too Big to Ignore

Blog post

Date of publication

12 November 2019

Written by

Thoi Nguyen

Costs in Immigration Judicial Review Proceedings

Blog post

Date of publication

11 November 2019

Written by

Jasmine Theilgaard, Richmond Chambers

Migration Observatory publishes updated briefing on asylum and refugees, finds initial decisions are now taking substantially longer

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Date of publication

11 November 2019

Summary

Home Office asylum decisions within six months fall from 73% in 2012 to just 25% in 2018

Women for Refugee Women looks at effects of "period poverty" among refugee and asylum-seeking women

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Date of publication

07 November 2019

Summary

New briefing by women's charities finds period poverty is part of 'hostile environment' policy against asylum seekers

Home Office sticks to its guns on paragraph 322(5)

Blog post

Date of publication

05 November 2019

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

Independent Monitoring Board’s annual report on immigration detention finds too many vulnerable people being detained

Latest news

Date of publication

04 November 2019

Summary

Voluntary monitoring body says detention of vunerable and those with mental illness remains a huge concern

Refugees and migrants know the risks of stowing away on a lorry – but feel they must take them

Blog post

Date of publication

31 October 2019

Written by

Talitha Dubow and Katie Kuschminder via The Conversation

Sir Peter Lane and Judge Michael Clements review the year in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers

Latest news

Date of publication

30 October 2019

Summary

Latest annual report on the work of the Tribunals published today by Sir Ernest Ryder

JCWI and technology campaign group Foxglove launch legal challenge over Home Office’s use of software to sift visa applications

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Date of publication

30 October 2019

Summary

Groups say shadowy digital 'streaming tool' is using problematic and biased criteria such as nationality

Non-asylum immigration and citizenship matters for separated migrant children brought back into scope of legal aid

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Date of publication

28 October 2019

Summary

Children's charities welcome change which means quicker and simpler access to legal aid

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules released in case of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October

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Date of publication

24 October 2019

Summary

New 86-page statement makes major changes to Appendix EU

UNHCR releases three important new reports on the experiences of child asylum seekers and refugees in the UK

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Date of publication

24 October 2019

Summary

Reports examine the journey to the UK and the care and support given to unaccompanied children claiming asylum in the UK

House of Commons Library publishes new briefing on the UK’s future immigration system

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Date of publication

21 October 2019

Summary

Helpful overview of what is known about the Government's immigration proposals after Brexit