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Public Law Project starts legal action against Lord Chancellor after finding immigration and asylum legal aid sector has ‘collapsed’

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Date of publication

19 September 2023

Summary

New report details how dwindling legal aid capacity is vastly outweighed by increased demand

Government to increase fees across immigration and nationality visa routes and services by up to 35% on 4 October

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Date of publication

18 September 2023

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Increase of 15% for work and visit visas, at least 20% for priority and study visas and certificates of sponsorship

Government lays legislation allowing use of x-rays when assessing age of asylum seekers, RCPCH says methods are unethical and inaccurate

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Date of publication

14 September 2023

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X-rays of teeth and bones of the hands and wrists and MRIs of knees and collar bones to be used in age assessments

Major new report describes dire problems with housing, health, education and food faced by families seeking asylum in the UK

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Date of publication

14 September 2023

Summary

Human Rights Watch and Just Fair find the current UK asylum system is not fit for purpose

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) publishes new Standard Directions applying to represented appeals from 25 September 2023

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Date of publication

13 September 2023

Summary

New directions on electronic bundles and skeleton arguments issued by Principal Resident Judge Blum

Academic article argues Rwanda policy has historical echoes of Empire and is best understood as a colonial power play

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Date of publication

13 September 2023

Summary

Relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda repeats pattern of forced mobility from Britain’s colonial past

JUSTICE: Rule of law under grave threat in UK; human rights protections for marginalised, including migrants, is being diluted

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Date of publication

11 September 2023

Summary

New report notes immigration reform continues to be at cutting edge of UK's human rights-reducing legislation

The newly revised 2023 edition of the Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals is now available

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Date of publication

11 September 2023

Summary

Update of the indispensable guide to asylum appeals by Mark Henderson, Rowena Moffatt, Alison Pickup and Monika Nollet

New practice direction issued on taking evidence from overseas in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission

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Date of publication

07 September 2023

Summary

Mr Justice Jay, Chairman of the SIAC, issues new guidance on procedure to be followed when a witness is overseas

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules amends ETA scheme for non-visa nationals, removes right of administrative review for EUSS refusals

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Date of publication

07 September 2023

Summary

Changes related to EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) requirements; new Appendix Children introduced

NGOs say changes to ‘move-on’ period for newly recognised refugees is leading to homelessness and destitution

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Date of publication

07 September 2023

Summary

Many refugees now get as little as seven days notice to move out of asylum accommodation

Immigration minister restates Government’s plans to stop ‘illegal migration’ but no new announcements in today’s statement to the Commons

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Date of publication

05 September 2023

Summary

Robert Jenrick says plans are working, Stephen Kinnock says he's bewildered by claims of success

Egyptian sentenced for steering boat across the Channel; UN working group warns prosecuting migrant smugglers can perpetuate gross injustice

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Date of publication

04 September 2023

Summary

Home Office says anyone steering boat faces prosecution, but Working Group on the Smuggling of Migrants notes determining who to charge is a delicate affair

New practice direction issued on the filing of documents for proceedings in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal

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Date of publication

01 September 2023

Summary

Online CE-File system must be used for submitting documents from today

Public Law Project: Immigration minister is wrong to say Illegal Migration Act is compatible with the UK’s international obligations

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Date of publication

31 August 2023

Summary

Robert Jenrick responds to PLP's concerns, but PLP says his claims are inaccurate