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ECJ: UK rules requiring visas for non-EU family members of EU citizens travelling to UK infringe EU law

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Date of publication

18 December 2014

Summary

Court of Justice of the European Union releases judgment in McCarthy and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department

International Migrants Day Statement

Blog post

Date of publication

18 December 2014

Written by

Guy Ryder, ILO, and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, OHCHR

Detention Action: Court of Appeal rules policy of detaining asylum seekers for 'quick processing' of their appeals is not lawful

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Date of publication

16 December 2014

Summary

Court finds Home Office policy on detaining asylum seekers during their appeals is not sufficiently clear and transparent

Ed Miliband says Labour will "control immigration with fair rules"

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Date of publication

16 December 2014

Summary

Labour leader uses speech in Great Yarmouth to outline party's approach to immigration ahead of next year's election

High Court rules immigration legal aid guidance unlawful following appeal in Gudanaviciene & Ors

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Date of publication

15 December 2014

Summary

High Court rules Government guidance in relation to the granting of legal aid for immigration cases is unlawful

ECJ judgment clarifies the right of irregular migrants to be heard

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Date of publication

11 December 2014

Summary

Khaled Boudjlida v Préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques clarifies legal rights of illegally staying third-country nationals under Directive 2008/115/EC

Policy notices issued by the Home Office European Operational Policy Team released following FOI request

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Date of publication

10 December 2014

Summary

European free movement policy notices up to October 2014 released by Home Office

European Court of Justice judgment clarifies and gives guidance on methods used to assess sexual orientation of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

02 December 2014

Summary

ECJ judgment in A, B, C rules that some questioning and the use of tests to assess sexual orientation breaches EU law

New report highlights problems faced by refugees seeking family reunification in the EU

Latest news

Date of publication

02 December 2014

Summary

ECRE and Red Cross EU Office report sheds light on the realities of separated refugee families in the EU

Case Preview: R (JB (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Blog post

Date of publication

01 December 2014

Written by

Varun Kesar, UK Supreme Court Blog

Cameron's speech on immigration and Europe outlines plans for major EU migrant restrictions

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Date of publication

28 November 2014

Summary

David Cameron proposes restrictions in order to reduce the "exceptionally high" level of EU migration to the UK

British Future calls for a more considered, less polarised political discourse on immigration

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Date of publication

26 November 2014

Summary

Report says the public has far more nuanced views on immigration than is reflected in the current polarised political debate

Immigration Minister announces Immigration Act 2014 sham marriage provisions to take effect from March 2015

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Date of publication

24 November 2014

Summary

James Brokenshire says important new provisions under part 4 of the Immigration Act 2014 to tackle sham marriages to be implemented from next March

National Audit Office reports says Government "did not think through" impact of civil legal aid reforms

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Date of publication

20 November 2014

Summary

NAO report says Ministry of Justice on track to make significant legal aid cost savings, but it did not fully consider the impact of the changes

New House of Commons Library briefing on the forthcoming duty for private landlords to carry out immigration checks

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Date of publication

18 November 2014

Summary

Full text of useful new briefing note as pilot scheme for landlord immigration checks set to begin in December