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James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as new Home Secretary just days before Rwanda policy judgment

Latest news

Date of publication

13 November 2023

Summary

New Home Secretary has made relatively few contributions on subject of immigration or asylum in Commons debates

Domestic Abuse Commissioner calls for ban on police and other services reporting victims to immigration enforcement

Latest news

Date of publication

13 November 2023

Summary

Every police force has shared data with Immigration Enforcement but no action was taken that would justify the practice

The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme: a model for the future?

Blog post

Date of publication

10 November 2023

Written by

Krish Kandiah, Sanctuary Foundation, via Forced Migration Review

Government to add India and Georgia to list of safe countries of origin for asylum seekers

Latest news

Date of publication

09 November 2023

Summary

Countries added to list due to increase in number of Indian and Georgian nationals arriving in UK via small boat

Institute for Public Policy Research proposes a ‘progressive and pragmatic’ approach to managing asylum seekers arriving by small boat

Latest news

Date of publication

06 November 2023

Summary

Progressive thinktank says Rwanda policy will likely fail, and calls for humane, evidence-based and deliverable alternative

Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland says hotel-type accommodation violates human rights of asylum-seeking children

Latest news

Date of publication

03 November 2023

Summary

New report finds hotel-type accommodation is dangerous, exacerbates trauma, and can damage health

Immigration Health Surcharge to increase on 16 January 2024

Blog post

Date of publication

01 November 2023

Written by

Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants

Public Accounts Committee finds Home Office’s asylum transformation programme risks making a bad situation worse

Latest news

Date of publication

30 October 2023

Summary

New report says incomplete and unrealistic plan ignores the impact of a rapid clearing of asylum backlog

Are Stateless Claimants Disadvantaged Within Asylum Procedures? New Evidence from the UK Context

Blog post

Date of publication

26 October 2023

Written by

Thomas McGee, PhD researcher at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness (Melbourne Law School)

Government announces it is reducing number of hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers

Latest news

Date of publication

26 October 2023

Summary

Immigration minister says 50 hotels to be returned to normal use by February due to decline in small boat crossings

What's happening with the Afghan relocation legal challenges?

Blog post

Date of publication

24 October 2023

Written by

Ben Amunwa, Law mostly

Asylum Aid: Permission granted for judicial review challenging delays in asylum decision making

Latest news

Date of publication

24 October 2023

Summary

Legal challenge arguing Home Office delays are unlawful will now progress to a full hearing

New report highlights challenges in determining country of origin for stateless asylum seekers

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Date of publication

23 October 2023

Summary

European Network on Statelessness publishes case study examining stateless Kurds from Syria seeking asylum in UK

Sexual diversity and the Nationality and Borders Act 2022

Blog post

Date of publication

18 October 2023

Written by

Alex Powell and Raawiyah Rifath. Originally published in Legal Studies journal

NAO: Homes for Ukraine scheme brought over 130,000 refugees to safety, but safeguarding and especially homelessness remain key risks

Latest news

Date of publication

18 October 2023

Summary

National Audit Office publishes results of an investigation into £2.1 billion scheme