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Government’s ambitious ‘innovation strategy’ outlines plans for new visa routes to make the UK the easiest country in the world for top talent to enter

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Date of publication

27 July 2021

Summary

Plans include High Potential Individual route, a scale-up route and a revitalised Innovator route

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and HMI Prisons publish full inspection report on the use of former army barracks as contingency asylum accommodation

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Date of publication

26 July 2021

Summary

Inspectors found impoverished and run-down conditions at Penally Camp in Pembrokeshire and Napier Barracks in Kent

Time spent in the UK as a visitor counts as 'residence' for ILR

Blog post

Date of publication

23 July 2021

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

UNHCR says it is saddened to see the Nationality and Borders Bill pass its second reading stage in Parliament

Latest news

Date of publication

21 July 2021

Summary

Criminalising asylum seekers is unacceptable, the UN Refugee Agency said in a statement today

New House of Commons Library briefing on the Nationality and Borders Bill as it continues its progress through Parliament

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Date of publication

20 July 2021

Summary

MPs debate controversial immigration bill that had its second reading in Parliament yesterday

With the Nationality and Borders Bill, the UK is choosing cruelty over morality

Blog post

Date of publication

19 July 2021

Written by

Aaron Gates-Lincoln

Report by Bail for Immigration Detainees and Medical Justice documents immense harm caused by Covid confinement practices on immigration detainees in prison

Latest news

Date of publication

19 July 2021

Summary

Detainees face effective prolonged solitary confinement with 22 to 24 hours in cell

New Judgment: Sanambar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 30

Blog post

Date of publication

19 July 2021

Written by

Matrix Legal Support Service, UK Supreme Court Blog

International Commission of Jurists publishes new edition of comprehensive practitioners’ guide on migration and international human rights law

Latest news

Date of publication

16 July 2021

Summary

424-page guide to help migrants and lawyers defend and uphold the rights of any person crossing an international border

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust report examines the controversial practices used when charging migrants for health care

Latest news

Date of publication

15 July 2021

Summary

South-east London NHS Trust used credit check firm to find and pursue patients who could be charged for treatment

Home Affairs Committee welcomes new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route, but concerned by gaps in scheme for young people

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Date of publication

13 July 2021

Summary

Parliamentary committee says scheme is important expression of UK's historic commitment to support citizens of Hong Kong

UNHCR dismayed and deeply concerned by UK’s “neo-colonial” plan to send asylum seekers abroad for processing

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Date of publication

08 July 2021

Summary

Assistant High Commissioner for Protection warns offshoring would undermine the entire asylum system

House of Commons Library publishes informative new statistical overview of the number of asylum seekers in the UK

Latest news

Date of publication

07 July 2021

Summary

Research briefing provides helpful examination of asylum application numbers, outcomes and appeals

“Powerful reasons” doctrine is no longer good law

Blog post

Date of publication

06 July 2021

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

Nationality and Borders Bill enters Parliament and attempts to make it a criminal offence to illegally enter the UK to seek asylum

Latest news

Date of publication

06 July 2021

Summary

New bill seeks to deter asylum seekers crossing the English Channel by small boat