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Government taskforce to step up action against corrupt immigration lawyers, but Law Society says little is new in today’s announcement
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Law Society warns focus on tiny minority of lawyers should not deflect from wider problems in asylum system
HMI Prisons identifies concerns around lengthy detention and casework delays at Tinsley House immigration removal centre in Gatwick
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New inspection finds IRC provides good living conditions, but Home Office processes and decision-making are slow
Home Office announces massive increases in fines for employing or renting to irregular migrants, up between 200% and over 6,000%
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Fines for employers to triple next year, fines for landlords up at least tenfold
UK has failed to live up to its commitment to support Afghan refugees, the Refugee Council finds
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Despite the promise of ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, Afghan refugees are slowly being abandoned
Updated House of Commons Library briefing on accommodation and integration support for resettled Afghans
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First group of resettled Afghans move out of temporary hotel accommodation
Solicitors Regulation Authority closes down three immigration firms in wake of Daily Mail undercover investigation
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SRA announces immediate action has been taken to suspend solicitors named in article
Article 31 and inadmissibility under Part 4A Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
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Richard Hopkin, Markand & Co Solicitors
High Court finds Home Office’s routine use of hotels to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is unlawful
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ECPAT UK is successful in judicial review brought over treatment of child asylum seekers
Lord Chancellor urges Solicitors Regulation Authority to undertake urgent follow-up review into immigration and asylum sector
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Alex Chalk KC says vital to show that abuse of immigration system will not be tolerated and will be dealt with
High Court judgment provides vital guidance after finding widespread failures in asylum support system
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HA & Ors finds Home Secretary breached duty to provide financial support and adequate housing to asylum seekers
Update on British Citizenship for Children of EEA Nationals
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Jasmine Theilgaard, Richmond Chambers
Migration Exchange offers comprehensive insights into UK’s refugee and migration charitable sector
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New report finds sector is committed and resilient despite UK's turbulent social and political context
Assessing the Right to Family Life in UK Immigration Appeals: A Case Study of a Russian National
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Shaheen Mamun, Black Antelope Law, and Sheraaz Hingora
As the Illegal Migration Act 2023 becomes law, the Law Society warns it will be unworkable in practice
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Law Society says new Act will leave people in limbo, unable to be removed and unable to claim asylum