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Home Office will appeal High Court ruling on the minimum income threshold for non-EEA spouses

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Date of publication

28 July 2013

Summary

Secretary of State to pursue appeal in MM, which found Immigration Rules' earnings threshold amounted to a disproportionate interference with family life

Britain may need more immigrants but government still sending out its "tougher approach" message to voters

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Date of publication

24 July 2013

Summary

Cameron "basically agrees" that immigration is a "constant drain" despite Office for Budget Responsibility saying UK needs immigrants to offset ageing population

Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture examines deportation of foreign nationals from the UK

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Date of publication

23 July 2013

Summary

CPT releases report on the UK's handling of the return of foreign nationals to Sri Lanka on a charter flight from Stansted

Bar Standards Board publishes study on immigration barristers

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Date of publication

22 July 2013

Summary

New research report examines clients' experiences of immigration barristers

Dublin III Regulation enters into force today

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Date of publication

19 July 2013

Summary

European Union's Regulation No 604/2013 or 'Dublin III' enters into force and brings in the Common European Asylum System

Supreme Court dismisses colleges' appeals and rules Tier 4 sponsorship is lawful

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Date of publication

17 July 2013

Summary

Supreme Court delivers judgment in R, New London College Limited and West London Vocational Training College v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Mr Justice McCloskey appointed as new President of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber

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Date of publication

17 July 2013

Summary

Honourable Mr Justice McCloskey has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to be Tribunal President with effect from 1 October 2013

Brent MP Sarah Teather speaks out against government's hostile attitude to immigration

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Date of publication

16 July 2013

Summary

Lib Dem MP Teather tells the Guardian of her anger that there are no "alternative voices" on immigration

Home Office may detain illegal entrant who appears to be over 18

Blog post

Date of publication

15 July 2013

Written by

Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog

Home Affairs Committee says the Home Office's backlog of immigration cases tops half a million

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Date of publication

15 July 2013

Summary

Home Affairs Committee's latest report on the work of now abolished UKBA says new backlog of 190,000 cases brings total to 502,462

Sir John Thomas issues fresh warning to lawyers over "hopeless" appeals against deportation of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

12 July 2013

Summary

President of the Queen's Bench Division warns lawyers over a number of problems seen by the High Court in asylum deportation cases

Higher Education Better Regulation Group releases comprehensive study on the cost of the student visa regime

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Date of publication

11 July 2013

Summary

HEBRG says UK universities spent £67m in 2012-13 to meet Home Office requirements

Prospective Students to the UK Face a Subjective Interview Process

Blog post

Date of publication

09 July 2013

Written by

Sonia Moran, United Kingdom Educational Advisory Service

Attacks from House of Lords and High Court build momentum of family migration campaign

Blog post

Date of publication

08 July 2013

Written by

Ruth Grove-White, Migrants' Rights Network

EASO releases Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union

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Date of publication

08 July 2013

Summary

European Asylum Support Office releases comprehensive overview of the situation of asylum in the EU in 2012, reveals asylum applications up 11%