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Home Office removes requirement for second check to be carried out on asylum and human rights claims certified as clearly unfounded
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Immigration minister announces reform to the process for certifying claims considered to be without substance
British Red Cross details how digital exclusion negatively impacts the health and well-being of asylum seekers
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New report describes how asylum seekers struggle to access the internet and lack digital tools
Women for Refugee Women: All legal advice surgeries in immigration detention are now face-to-face following Home Office change
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Immigration minister announced all Detained Duty Advice Scheme appointments are in-person from 3 April
European Court of Human Rights continues to consider case of Iraqi asylum seeker facing removal from UK to Rwanda after fresh submission is made
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Applicant argues Article 3 issues remain live in case which saw interim measure granted in June 2022
United Nations human rights experts say UK is failing in its duty to protect unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
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Three Special Rapporteurs express concern and alarm over UK's policy of housing unaccompanied children in hotels
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Katherine Lunt, Latitude Law
Home Office restarts data sharing with banks to prevent people from operating current accounts if they are disqualified due to immigration status
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Hostile environment measure restarted after pause of policy in 2018 due to Windrush scandal
Home Office outlines plans for using a barge off Dorset coast and a number of surplus military sites as asylum accommodation
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Factsheets released on Ministry of Defence sites and a vessel in Portland Port
The UK’s unworkable immigration plans allow the government to blame others for its failure
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Erica Consterdine, Lancaster University via The Conversation
Jesuit Refugee Service UK finds asylum seekers housed at Napier barracks still face serious problems, including a severe lack of legal advice
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Report details 'profoundly damaging effect' of inhumane conditions at former army barracks in Kent
One third of UK overseas aid budget now spent on asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, immigration minister announces plans to use military sites as asylum accommodation
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New report by independent watchdog says £3.5 billion spent in UK last year, leading to loss of efficiency and equity of UK aid
Illegal Migration Bill will prevent victims of modern slavery from getting protection, UN International Organization for Migration says
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United Nations agency says government data does not support claims that modern slavery system is being abused
Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner says it is essential for Parliament to reject Illegal Migration Bill as it is incompatible with the UK’s international obligations
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Bill would seek to prevent UK courts from interpreting its provisions in line with the European Convention on Human Rights
UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill will breach UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention and significantly undermine international refugee protection system
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees publishes its full legal observations on the Bill