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Home Office announces suspension of immigration checks on bank accounts

21 May 2018:
Immigration Act 2016's bank checks paused after fears Windrush citizens may have been targeted
Refugee Action report finds the asylum system "dehumanises, disempowers and damages"

17 May 2018:
Concerns raised over long delays, poor decisions, and a total lack of information
UN Special Rapporteur on racism concerned by widespread anti-migrant, anti-foreigner rhetoric in the UK

15 May 2018:
Immigration policy creates hostile environment for all ethnic minorities
Government announces significant restrictions on data sharing between NHS and Home Office

10 May 2018:
Data will only be shared on foreign national offenders with a prison sentence of 12 months or more

Guest blog

Changes to time limits for seeking permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 21 May 2018

Lawyers should ensure that their clients are not caught out by quiet amendments to the First-tier Tribunal procedure rules, that make an already tight deadline for permission to appeal applications even tighter in immigration and...

Torture survivors and the Hostile Environment – how the Windrush scandal exposed the darkest corners of immigration policy

By Freedom from Torture, 8 May 2018

In Britain and worldwide people have been watching with horror as the Windrush scandal impacted on an ever growing number of people. A relentless stream of stories have emerged of people, mainly elderly Caribbean-born, who have been...

Home Office deportation targets show how Britain's immigration system is harmful by design

By Victoria Canning and Monish Bhatia via The Conversation, 27 April 2018

April has been a month of turbulence for the Home Office. The aftermath of the Windrush exposé has shaken British politics to its core. But it's now that Amber Rudd faces the biggest challenge of her role as home secretary to date...

Upcoming events

HJT - Public Access Training

London

23 May 2018 - 9:30am

ILPA: Civil claims for unlawful immigration detention: practice and procedure

London

24 May 2018 - 4:00pm

JCWI: Workshop on certification of immigration cases by the SSHD - including latest changes

London

31 May 2018 - 5:00pm

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Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018

SI 2018 No. 409. Short-term holding facilities are places either used solely for the detention of immigration detainees for a period of not more than seven days or for such other period as may be prescribed and for other persons for any...
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

SI 2018 No. 330. These Regulations specify fees relating to immigration, nationality and associated functions. These Regulations replace (and largely revoke) the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017, and revoke the...
Magistrates’ Courts (Immigration Act 2014) (Freezing Orders) Rules 2018

SI 2018 No. 66 (L. 1). These Rules make provision for the procedure for making an application for a freezing order (to freeze making withdrawals or payments from a bank account) under section 40D of the Immigration Act 2014. Coming into...