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Medical Justice: People are being released from immigration detention in a medically unsafe way, Home Office is failing its duty of care
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Report says detainees are released in unplanned and chaotic way, with little to no onward care
Nationality and Borders Bill suffers further defeats on second day of report stage in the House of Lords
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Lords vote to remove clause 28 of the Bill allowing UK to offshore asylum seekers
Home Secretary announces significant expansion of visa concessions for Ukrainians, definition of family now includes all parents, all children, grandparents, and siblings
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Priti Patel's latest statement to Commons with important update on Ukraine-related immigration changes
House of Lords inflicts a number of defeats on Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill
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Lords vote to remove clauses 9 and 11 and to ensure Bill complies with Refugee Convention
Home Secretary may have given wrong information to the Commons as latest update on immigration changes for Ukrainians fails to clear earlier confusion
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Labour's Yvette Cooper says Government position on family visas is "totally confusing"
Home Office’s immigration changes in response to Ukraine crisis are met with criticism and confusion
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Home Office announces visa concessions for Ukranians
Ukraine refugees: how displacement could impact farms and families in the UK
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Rob McNeil and Madeleine Sumption via The Conversation
Asylum applications in UK in 2021 at highest level since 2003, backlog of claims awaiting a decision at record high of over 100,000 people
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63% increase in asylum applications in 2021, 60% in asylum backlog
Home Secretary: Closed Tier 1 Investor visa scheme to be replaced by changes to existing Innovator route this Autumn
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Priti Patel outlines future plans for investment-related migration in written statement to Parliament
Some international students impacted by Covid-19 can apply for Student Finance
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Olivia Bridge, 1 Absolute Advisor
Thousands of non-British children in care across England face potential immigration problems and require specialist legal advice
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New report by Coram Children's Legal Centre and South London Refugee Association
President of the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration And Asylum Chamber) issues new guidance on taking oral evidence from abroad
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New guidance follows the decision in Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC)
Tier 1 Investor route closed with immediate effect following concerns over abuse of visa scheme by criminal groups
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Home Secretary takes to Twitter to announce closure of Tier 1 Investor visa
Home Office suspends policy of moving people to 10-year route to settlement if they make a change of conditions application to receive public funds
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Kevin Foster MP confirms suspension of policy in Parliamentary answer