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Nearly half of children in UK with migrant parents live in poverty, new research by IPPR finds

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Date of publication

10 March 2025

Summary

Institute for Public Policy Research report examines how immigration policies contribute to child poverty and calls for urgent government action

Mind the Empathy Gap: An Analysis of Agency and Emotional Encounters in the Asylum Appeals of Former Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors

Blog post

Date of publication

05 March 2025

Written by

Jennifer Allsopp, University of Birmingham. Originally published in Refugee Survey Quarterly

Report criticises harmful Home Office failures when assessing the age of child asylum seekers

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Date of publication

05 March 2025

Summary

Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium warns of alarming safeguarding failures due to flawed age assessments

Asylum-seeking children face significant delays in accessing education, report finds

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Date of publication

03 March 2025

Summary

Research for a potential judicial review challenging Home Office's policy on housing asylum seekers where education duties may be unmet

Governments can keep raiding takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants

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Date of publication

03 March 2025

Written by

Aida Hajro and Milda Žilinskaitė. Originally published on The Conversation

Home Office extends eVisa ‘grace period’ until new deadline on 1 June 2025

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Date of publication

28 February 2025

Summary

Expired BRPs and BRCs will not be accepted as evidence of immigration status when travelling to the UK from 2 June 2025

Asylum claims in UK reached record high of 108,000 in 2024, new Home Office immigration statistics show

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Date of publication

27 February 2025

Summary

Immigration system statistics published for year ending December 2024 reveal visa grants down, asylum claims up

Supreme Court rules withdrawn citizenship deprivation orders have no effect, affirming continuous British citizenship

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Date of publication

27 February 2025

Summary

Judgment finds Bangladesh-born British citizens remained British and were not stateless whilst deprivation orders were in place

HMI Prisons identifies child safeguarding failures at Border Force short-term holding sites in France

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Date of publication

25 February 2025

Summary

New inspection report of Border Force facilities in Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk highlights ongoing challenges

Scapegoating of Albanians underscores endemic failures in UK asylum system, new report finds

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Date of publication

24 February 2025

Summary

Public Law Project and Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit identify five key failings that undermine asylum system's legal framework

Rights of Women highlights significance of counter allegations in immigration cases involving domestic abuse

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Date of publication

20 February 2025

Summary

New briefing aims to raise awareness of the issue among immigration practitioners working with victims of domestic abuse

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill expands criminalisation of asylum seekers, report warns

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Date of publication

19 February 2025

Summary

Briefing by Border Criminologies and Humans for Rights Network highlights range of new criminal offences in the bill

Family From Gaza Settle In UK Following Ukraine Scheme Application: A Legal Loophole?

Blog post

Date of publication

19 February 2025

Written by

Jasmine Theilgaard, Richmond Chambers

Minister provides update on continuing pause of Syrian asylum claims, assuring continued support and no removals

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Date of publication

17 February 2025

Summary

Angela Eagle responds to concerns over temporary pause raised by Asylum Matters and hundreds of others

Government defends decision to refuse British citizenship to anyone entering UK without authorisation

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Date of publication

12 February 2025

Summary

Lord Hanson, Minister of State for the Home Office, says updated good character policy is compliant with the Refugee Convention