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Detention Action to take legal action against detention of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

20 November 2013

Summary

Campaign group takes legal action as court rules failed asylum seeker on hunger strike at Harmondsworth must remain in detention despite being close to death

Supreme Court dismisses leave to remain appeals

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Date of publication

20 November 2013

Summary

Court unanimously dismisses appeals in Patel and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 72

Court of Justice of the European Union: Judgment released in 'Dublin II' Regulation case

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Date of publication

14 November 2013

Summary

Judgment released in Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Kaveh Puid, Case C 4/11, on Regulation (EC) No 343/2003

Home Office: New advice services for asylum seekers from April 2014

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Date of publication

13 November 2013

Summary

Refugee Council and Migrant Helpline receive grant funding to operate new advisory services for asylum seekers from April next year

New report examines the difficulties faced by undocumented migrant children in the UK

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Date of publication

11 November 2013

Summary

Undocumented migrant children in the UK face a 'hostile environment' and problems obtaining essential legal advice and regularising their status

Case Comment: X, Y, Z v Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel

Blog post

Date of publication

08 November 2013

Written by

S Chelvan, No5 Chambers

Changes to the Immigration Rules announced to bring Armed Forces family rules in line with the family Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

08 November 2013

Summary

Revised immigration rules affecting members of HM Forces and their families laid in Parliament, will take effect on December 1st

Home Affairs Committee still concerned by size of UKBA backlog of cases

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Date of publication

08 November 2013

Summary

Commons Committee final report on the work of the disbanded UK Border Agency says backlog stands at a concerning 432,000 cases

European Court of Justice: Homosexuality can be grounds for asylum if punishments are actually applied

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Date of publication

07 November 2013

Summary

Judgment released in X and Others v Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel (Directive 2004/83/EC) Joined Cases C-199/12 to C-201/12

Home Office confirms that proposed visa bond scheme for "high risk" overseas visitors has been scrapped

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Date of publication

05 November 2013

Summary

£3,000 security bond scheme for visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana will not go ahead

Research report finds migrants make a positive net contribution to the UK's fiscal system

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Date of publication

05 November 2013

Summary

University College London's migration research centre finds recent EEA migrants have made a considerable positive net contribution to the UK economy

New report examines asylum applications made by unaccompanied children

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Date of publication

31 October 2013

Summary

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds Home Office committed to the welfare of unaccompanied children but significant improvements needed

Chief Inspector of Prisons releases report on Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre

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Date of publication

29 October 2013

Summary

Inspection report on the "troubled" detention centre finds progress made, but improvement continues to be necessary

Home Office: New settlement application forms

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Date of publication

28 October 2013

Summary

New Home Office application forms published as requirements for settlement and naturalisation change from 28th October 2013

The Observer: Home Office withdraws from asylum appeals at last minute to hit internal "win rate"

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Date of publication

27 October 2013

Summary

Lawyers say Home Office uses the tactic of last minute appeal withdrawals to protect a target of rejecting 60% of asylum claims