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Coalition urges repeal of harmful provisions in Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

15 April 2025
Coalition for Asylum Rights and Justice warns refugees and victims of modern slavery could be unfairly prosecuted under new Bill

Resolution Foundation highlights deep-rooted insecurity among substantial minority of UK’s migrant workforce

14 April 2025
New report presents clear evidence that foreign-born workers face higher rates of precarity than UK-born counterparts

New report calls for redesign of Skilled Worker visa system to better align with needs of key UK industries

11 April 2025
Centuro Global says there is a growing mismatch between immigration policy and business needs

All asylum claims deemed ‘inadmissible’ under Rwanda policy will now be processed, Home Office says

08 April 2025
New guidance announces discontinuance of inadmissibility actions, with all claims to receive a substantive asylum decision

New report by Migrants Organise highlights crisis in the quality of immigration legal aid

07 April 2025
Lack of legal aid is leaving people without good quality legal advice and representation

UK policies on Albanian asylum seekers put trafficking survivors at risk, new report warns

03 April 2025
Helen Bamber Foundation says the UK is wrong to label Albania as a safe country of origin

Public Accounts Committee opens inquiry into skilled worker visa route, calls for evidence

01 April 2025
Committee seeks evidence before 25 April 2025 following recent National Audit Office report

Home Secretary confirms review of Article 8 in immigration cases, Home Office announces right to work checks for gig economy

30 March 2025
Yvette Cooper tells BBC some immigration cases raise significant concerns about the application of Article 8

EIN seeks part-time director to help shape our immigration and asylum law content

28 March 2025
EIN is looking for a dedicated and experienced professional to take on the role of Director, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

Lords committee scrutinises new immigration rules requiring employers to prioritise hiring international care workers already in UK

27 March 2025
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee draws special attention to Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 733)

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