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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

‘When you get status the struggle doesn’t end’: what it’s like to be a new refugee in the UK

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Date of publication

31 August 2023

Written by

Sarah M. Hughes, Northumbria University, via The Conversation

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

Over 170,000 asylum seekers await a decision, but there is now a slowdown in rise of asylum backlog

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Date of publication

30 August 2023

Summary

Asylum backlog increased by less than 1% between March and June 2023

Hotels and employment aren’t major ‘pull factors’ for refugees – here’s what really draws people to move

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Date of publication

25 August 2023

Written by

Jackline Wahba & Valentina Di Iasio, University of Southampton, via The Conversation

UNHCR-commissioned evaluation finds pilot scheme successfully supported migrants in the community as an alternative to detention

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Date of publication

24 August 2023

Summary

Under pilot scheme, migrants without leave to remain had access to caseworker and qualified legal professional

Institute for Public Policy Research predicts crisis in asylum system will worsen significantly by next election

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Date of publication

23 August 2023

Summary

Next government's Home Secretary faces an overflowing in-tray on asylum

Independent Monitoring Board details its continuing concerns at Europe’s largest immigration removal centre at Heathrow

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Date of publication

21 August 2023

Summary

Voluntary prison monitoring body releases annual reports on Heathrow IRC and London short-term holding facilities

MQM London member wins in Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

17 August 2023

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

JUSTICE calls on the Government to reform and fix deficiencies in Afghan Resettlement Schemes

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Date of publication

16 August 2023

Summary

Comprehensive 110-page report finds Afghan schemes are manifestly lacking in application and operation

Survivors of trafficking with uncertain immigration status unable to rebuild their lives in safety in UK

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Date of publication

15 August 2023

Summary

Helen Bamber Foundation says shockingly few non-UK nationals recognised by National Referral Mechanism are granted leave to remain

Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it

Blog post

Date of publication

14 August 2023

Written by

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool, via The Conversation

ILPA seriously concerned by climate of hostility towards immigration and asylum lawyers

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Date of publication

11 August 2023

Summary

Immigration Law Practitioners' Association says Government's hostile narrative poses serious threat to justice system

Home Office confirms it remains on track to have 2,500 asylum decision makers in place by September

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Date of publication

10 August 2023

Summary

Officials say number of decisions is rising significantly and legacy backlog on track to be cleared by end of year