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JCWI says UK immigration system actively and unnecessarily creates undocumented migrants

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Date of publication

05 May 2021

Summary

New report examines the reality of life for undocumented migrants in the UK today

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons finds conditions at Harmondsworth IRC below acceptable standards and vulnerable detainees are held for too long

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Date of publication

03 May 2021

Summary

New inspection report of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre published

UNHCR sets out its opposition to the Government’s New Plan for Immigration and publishes new report on the situation of stateless persons in the UK

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Date of publication

30 April 2021

Summary

UN Refugee Agency addresses some questions about proposed changes to UK asylum system

High street firms continue to put moral obligation before expenses in pro bono work

Blog post

Date of publication

29 April 2021

Written by

Naga Kandiah and Samir Pasha

New Helen Bamber Foundation report provides a comprehensive overview of disability and the Refugee Convention

Latest news

Date of publication

27 April 2021

Summary

Report by Jennifer Blair and David Neale with valuable and practical guidance for practitioners, judges and decision-makers

Home Office Windrush decision was irrational, holds High Court

Blog post

Date of publication

27 April 2021

Written by

Martin Forde QC, UK Human Rights Blog

Refugee Council raises serious concerns over increasing use of hotels as contingency accommodation for asylum seekers

Latest news

Date of publication

26 April 2021

Summary

Problems accessing legal advice among a number of issues caused by use of hotels

Government Proposals for Age Assessment Reform Will Put Asylum-Seeking Children at Risk

Blog post

Date of publication

26 April 2021

Written by

Aaron Gates-Lincoln

HJ (Iran) and “Openly Gay”

Blog post

Date of publication

26 April 2021

Written by

Danielle Cohen

House of Commons Library briefing examines the system of accommodation and financial support for asylum seekers

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Date of publication

23 April 2021

Summary

New report provides a concise and factual overview of the asylum support system

President of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issues updated practice statement on arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Date of publication

22 April 2021

Summary

Presidential Practice Statement No 1 of 2021 takes effect from Monday, 26 April

New report from Jesuit Refugee Service UK calls for an asylum system rooted in a sense of shared humanity

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Date of publication

21 April 2021

Summary

Catholic charity says the asylum system should welcome, protect, promote and integrate people seeking sanctuary

New publications from the Office for National Statistics set out a substantial change in methodology for estimating net migration

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Date of publication

18 April 2021

Summary

Use of administrative data shows EU migration was much higher than previously estimated

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) finds Secretary of State breached Article 2 obligations following death of immigration detainee

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Date of publication

14 April 2021

Summary

Garden Court Chambers and Duncan Lewis Solicitors announce 'ground-breaking judgment'

High Court begins hearing legal challenge over use of Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers

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Date of publication

14 April 2021

Summary

Claimants argue accommodation was inadequate and a breach of the Home Office's own policies