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Lords inflict multiple defeats on Illegal Migration Bill, including requiring it to be interpreted consistently with UK’s international obligations

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Date of publication

28 June 2023

Summary

Government suffers four defeats before technical problems cause postponement of further votes

GMIAU highlights suffering of asylum-seeking children caused by crisis in legal aid representation and Home Office delays

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Date of publication

28 June 2023

Summary

New report by Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit on children in the UK’s asylum system

Home Secretary updates Home Affairs Committee on resumption of ‘deport first, appeal later’ policy

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Date of publication

27 June 2023

Summary

After suspension in 2017, Section 94B certification restarted on 5 June for five countries

Women and Equalities Committee releases major new report following its inquiry into equality and the UK asylum process

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Date of publication

27 June 2023

Summary

96-page report highlights concerns about “unnecessary risks” to vulnerable asylum seekers presented by recent legislation

Solicitor tells the Law Society about the stresses and strains of being an immigration and asylum practitioner

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Date of publication

27 June 2023

Summary

Anonymous piece highlights challenges, including vicarious trauma, faced by legal aid asylum lawyers

Council of Europe’s parliament adopts resolution expressing concern over Illegal Migration Bill

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Date of publication

22 June 2023

Summary

Parliamentary Assembly says recent legislation risks breaching UK's international legal obligations and the rule of law

Chief Inspector of Borders publishes reports on asylum-seeker processing facilities in Kent and on anti-crime initiative around UK coast

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Date of publication

21 June 2023

Summary

Findings from two new inspection reports include encouraging improvements at Western Jet Foil and Manston, but much remains to be done

New Judgment: R (on the application of Wang and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 21

Blog post

Date of publication

21 June 2023

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UK Supreme Court Blog

Leading medical bodies warn immigration detention can cause unimaginable levels of harm and trauma for children

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Date of publication

20 June 2023

Summary

Joint letter calls for urgent meeting with Home and Health Secretaries over Illegal Migration Bill

Tolerance of human rights violations against refugees has reached alarming levels in Europe

Blog post

Date of publication

19 June 2023

Written by

Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe

NAO: Home Office’s asylum transformation programme is a long way from meeting ambitions to reduce costs and improve quality

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Date of publication

17 June 2023

Summary

National Audit Office details struggles to reduce asylum backlog and contain spending on hotels

Upper Tribunal: Postponing biometrics and entry clearance

Blog post

Date of publication

15 June 2023

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

Migrant and refugee organisations dispute claim that Albania is a safe country and call for its removal from Illegal Migration Bill’s safe list

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Date of publication

14 June 2023

Summary

Open letter says categoric misplacement and fundamentally flawed to assert Albania is safe

Illegal migration bill: the concern for children's rights keeping the House of Lords up all night

Blog post

Date of publication

12 June 2023

Written by

Elizabeth A Faulkner, Keele University, via The Conversation

Parliamentary human rights committee finds Illegal Migration Bill would be a clear breach of UK’s international legal obligations

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Date of publication

12 June 2023

Summary

Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes damning verdict after its legislative scrutiny of the Bill