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New House of Commons Library briefing looks at UK - French co-operation as countries agree latest plan to tackle increase in asylum seekers crossing the Channel
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Home Secretary announces further measures agreed with France, including increased police patrols
European Court of Human Rights grants interim measures as authorities in Belgium leave hundreds of asylum seekers homeless and sleeping on the street
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Two interim measures granted within weeks as Belgium fails to house asylum seekers
Refugee Council: FOI request reveals backlog of asylum seekers waiting for initial decision reaches 122,206 with hundreds waiting over 5 years
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Backlog has doubled within two years and increased tenfold in ten years
In Commons debate on temporary visas, Government and Opposition agree points-based system is correct approach and UK businesses need more focus on home-grown talent
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Immigration minister Robert Jenrick and shadow Stephen Kinnock debate work-related immigration policy
Refusals on ‘Not Conducive to the Public Good’ Grounds
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Isabella Reynard, Richmond Chambers
Detention Action begins crowdfunding for legal proceedings against Home Secretary over treatment of asylum seekers at Manston
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Charity seeking to raise £15,000 for challenge, will argue Home Secretary has knowingly broken law
Joint Committee on Human Rights invites submissions for important new inquiry on the rights of asylum seekers in the UK
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Wide-ranging inquiry announced, deadline for submitting evidence is 15 December
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds Home Office’s Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route is working effectively and efficiently
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Inspection report published on a route that could potentially have seen millions of applications
Jo Wilding finds continuing crisis in legal aid provision for asylum seekers is leaving half of main applicants without a legal representative
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Sector can only accommodate around half of the demand from new applicants in 2021-22
Parliamentary committee chairs say conditions at Manston asylum centre may amount to inhuman and degrading treatment contrary to Article 3 ECHR
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Government to face judicial review as concerns grow over site in Kent
The UK's asylum system is in crisis, but the government – not refugees – is to blame
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Melanie Griffiths via The Conversation
HM Inspectorate of Prisons releases timely inspection report on short-term holding facilities in Kent for migrants and asylum seekers, including at Manston
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July inspection report published, though situation at Manston has since significantly deteriorated
Ground-breaking new report examines the mental and physical effects of Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle tags on migrants
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BID, Medical Justice and the Public Law Project highlight human costs of tagging in the immigration system
Consultation opens on changes to First-tier (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal procedure rules due to the Nationality and Borders Act 2022
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First of two consultation opens, covers accelerated detained appeals, priority removal notices and age assessments