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

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08 July 2021

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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

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07 July 2021

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

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

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06 July 2021

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

Refugee Council documents steep rise in number of asylum applicants waiting for an initial decision

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05 July 2021

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FOI data reveals over 33,000 asylum seekers were waiting over a year for a decision in 2020

New strategy report calls for more investment and funding to support the supply of immigration advice in London

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01 July 2021

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Poor access to immigration advice has widespread impact on people's lives, and funders can't afford to ignore it

Concern and scepticism after The Times reports the UK plans to join Denmark in legislating to send asylum seekers abroad for processing

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28 June 2021

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Government accused of 'talking up tough headlines' in response to small boat Channel crossings

National AIDS Trust: Hostile environment has profound impact on health and wellbeing of migrants living with HIV in the UK

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28 June 2021

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Confusion about charges and fears over data sharing are deterring migrants from accessing HIV treatment and care

Government says EU citizens who fail to submit application to EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June deadline will be given 28-day notice to apply

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24 June 2021

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Immigration minister Kevin Foster sets out details of what will happen to those who miss the deadline

Recruitment and retention crisis contributes to overwhelming gap between supply and demand for immigration legal advice in London

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22 June 2021

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Important new report authored by Jo Wilding for the Justice Together Initiative examines legal advice capacity in the capital

Academic article identifies hostile environment as a barrier to mental healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees in the UK

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21 June 2021

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Authors say their study provides justification for a call to relax hostile environment policies

Reports warn that thousands of EU citizens will be left without legal immigration status when EU Settlement Scheme ends this month

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16 June 2021

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New reports by UK in a Changing Europe and the EU Rights and Brexit Hub at the University of York on looming problems

Parliamentary ombudsman finds serious injustice was done to Windrush generation man who was told he did not have permission to be in the UK

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Date of publication

14 June 2021

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Home Office maladministration caused elderly man to become depressed, anxious and withdrawn before death

Two reports present the results of significant new research on the harmful effects of the deportation system on families

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Date of publication

09 June 2021

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Bail for Immigration Detainees and the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol consider far-reaching impact of deportation

Report examines damaging impact of UK immigration policies on migrants and refugees during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Date of publication

07 June 2021

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Migrant Voice, RAPAR and Kanlungan Filipino Consortium find hostile environment did not abate during pandemic

High Court rules Home Secretary acted unlawfully in housing asylum seekers in inadequate accommodation at Napier Barracks

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Date of publication

03 June 2021

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Mr Justice Linden finds former military barracks was unsuitable to accommodate destitute asylum seekers