In three conjoined judicial reviews concerning the legality of the Home Secretary's exercise of her power under paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016 to provide accommodation to those who are granted immigration bail, Mr Justice Johnson held in R (Humnyntskyi) v…
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Home Office suspends use of digital streaming tool for visa applications after legal action by JCWI and Foxglove
09 August 2020: Visa streaming process redesign will consider issues of unconscious bias and use of nationalityNew academic report examines UK policies for asylum seeker and refugee integration
05 August 2020: RESPOND project report finds UK's integration policies are reactive, non-interventionist and fragmentedLift the Ban coalition says allowing asylum seekers to work is common sense as the UK rebuilds from Covid-19 crisis
04 August 2020: Updated report finds policy change would boost economy by £97.8 million per yearHome Affairs Committee publishes report on Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 with regard to asylum accommodation
31 July 2020: Report finds much more needs to be done by accommodation providers and Home Office to prevent the virus spreadingGuest blog
Immigration Bail policy found systemically unfair
Regulation 33 certification: Court of Appeal quashes refusal of interim relief to Portuguese national
R (Mendes) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 924 (17 July 2020): The only target of this appeal was Murray J's order refusing interim relief in the form of a mandatory order requiring the Home Office to facilitate the return of Mr Mendes to the UK…
The Lost Women and Children: How No Recourse to Public Funds Condemns Thousands
One of the cruellest clauses of the UK's hostile environment endeavour must be the No Resource to Public Funds (NRPF) condition. It was recently catapulted into the political spotlight as Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared not to know what NRPF was when confronted by Labour…
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Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 918
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R (on the application of BAA and Another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Dublin III: judicial review; SoS's duties) [2020] UKUT 00227 (IAC)
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A (A Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 731
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Mahmood, R (on the application of) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 717
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DH (Particular Social Group: Mental Health) Afghanistan [2020] UKUT 00223 (IAC)
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Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
SI 2020 No. 515. Amends the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 and the provision made for Immigration and Asylum standard fees, by adding two fees to enable payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to providers of civil legal services where the HM Courts & Tribunals…
Tribunal Procedure (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020
SI 2020 No. 416 (L. 11). These Rules make temporary amendments to the various rules which apply in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal. Rule 10 amends the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014. Coming into force 10th April 2020.
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
SI 2020 No. 59. These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 to insert coronavirus into Schedule 1 for diseases for which no charge is to be made for treatment. Coming into force 29th January 2020.
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