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King’s Speech announces new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

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17 July 2024

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Government to introduce bill to modernise the asylum and immigration system and establish new Border Security Command

British Red Cross reviews Homes for Ukraine visa scheme, identifies successes and challenges

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Date of publication

16 July 2024

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New report looks at what can be learned about solutions to refugee accommodation from Ukraine response

House of Lords Library sets out Government’s immigration and asylum policy commitments ahead of King’s Speech

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15 July 2024

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Border Security Bill expected in Wednesday's King's Speech, with new powers to enable authorities to treat people smugglers like terrorists

UNHCR issues important recommendations on asylum and refugees for UK’s new Labour government

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Date of publication

12 July 2024

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UN refugee agency calls on Government to repeal Illegal Migration Act and restore access to a fairer and more efficient asylum system

SMF report explores problems caused by UK’s rapid rise in international student numbers

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Date of publication

11 July 2024

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Social Market Foundation highlights 'overexpansion and overreliance' following 2019 student visa reforms

HMI Prisons says ‘shocking’ conditions at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre are worst ever witnessed

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Date of publication

09 July 2024

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Prisons watchdog publishes highly critical inspection report following visit to detention centre at Heathrow

Border Security Command launched to tackle Channel crossings, but academics question chances of success

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08 July 2024

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Home Office says new Command is step change in how Britain tackles organised immigration crime

Policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is ‘dead and buried’, Prime Minister confirms

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Date of publication

06 July 2024

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Keir Starmer says he is not prepared to continue with the Rwanda scheme, calling it a gimmick that does not work

Abandoning Rwanda plan and lowering net migration expected to be among Labour’s immigration policies

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Date of publication

05 July 2024

Summary

A round-up of what Labour said about its asylum and immigration policies ahead of election victory

Academic researchers say UK asylum system is actively dangerous for queer people seeking sanctuary

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Date of publication

04 July 2024

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Report by University of Birmingham's Queer SEREDA project finds heterosexist, homophobic asylum system violently abandons queer people

Report finds a majority of LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers in Northern Ireland face homophobic abuse in asylum accommodation

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Date of publication

03 July 2024

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Survey by Law Centre NI and Rainbow Refugees NI reveals high levels of homophobic bullying, harassment and violence

Hundreds of asylum seekers continue to suffer harm due to being housed at former military base in Wethersfield, Essex

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Date of publication

01 July 2024

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Helen Bamber Foundation and Humans for Rights Network publish follow-up to December 2023 report and find little has changed

Refugee Council sets out scale of asylum challenges that await next government and calls for “rescue and reform” of the system

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Date of publication

30 June 2024

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Asylum backlog of 118,329 people as of 31 March 2024 is just one of the problems the new government will inherit

Nationality and Borders Act has ‘significant negative impacts’ on protection and wellbeing of modern slavery victims

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Date of publication

26 June 2024

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law publishes comprehensive assessment of changes to modern slavery after Act's Part 5 entered into force

Use of hotels as long-term asylum accommodation damages health and wellbeing, new report finds

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Date of publication

24 June 2024

Summary

Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid detail the 'suffering and squalor' that asylum seekers face when forced to live in hotels for months and even years