After months of deadlock, the House of Lords withdrew its opposition to the safety of Rwanda (asylum and immigration) bill, meaning that it will become law upon receiving royal assent. This legislation declares in UK law…
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25 April 2024: Illegal Migration Act 2023 and new Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 will create "huge cost and chaos"Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner issues new Code of Standards to take effect from September
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23 April 2024: UNHCR says new legislation breaches Refugee Convention and undermines international cooperationPrime Minister says flights to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin in ‘10 to 12 weeks’
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Khadija Akhtar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 354 (16 April 2024)
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Mrs Akhtar who had been resident in the UK for 39 years (since 1985). Elisabeth…
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Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024
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