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Supreme Court dismisses appeals concerning overstaying and continuous lawful residence requirement for ILR on basis of long residence

29 November 2023
“Disregarded” periods of overstaying do not count towards calculation of 10 year period in para 276B

Children’s Commissioner: Home Office data shows lack of safeguarding and care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children housed in hotels

29 November 2023
Deeply vulnerable group of children were excluded from protections in the Children Act

Academic report examines challenging and pressurised environment for UK immigration lawyers representing victims of trafficking

28 November 2023
Cuts and capacity problems in legal aid sector has serious repercussions for trafficked persons’ access to justice

Latest statistics show net migration remains historically high but down from newly revised, record estimate for 2022

24 November 2023
Office for National Statistics and the Home Office release the latest official figures on migration

House of Commons Library publishes updated briefing on overseas students in the UK

22 November 2023
Nearly 700,000 students from overseas were enrolled in UK universities in 2021/22

ICIBI: Home Office is two-thirds of the way through backlog of 98,000 legacy asylum cases but 85,000 flow cases are not being touched

21 November 2023
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration gives an update on his work to Parliament's Home Affairs Committee

Work Rights Centre says UK’s points-based immigration system increases risk of exploitation for migrant workers

20 November 2023
New report finds exploitation of migrant workers is an increasing problem and threatens to become a national crisis

Supreme Court rules sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, delivering huge blow to Government’s immigration legislation

15 November 2023
Court finds there is a real risk that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda would face refoulement

Bail for Immigration Detainees finds complex and inaccessible exceptional case funding for legal aid is denying people access to justice

14 November 2023
New report says ECF presents hurdle after hurdle for those challenging deportation decisions

European Court of Human Rights announces changes to procedure for interim measures, clarifying use in ‘exceptional circumstances’ only

14 November 2023
Changes follow criticism from UK in wake of 2022 interim measures preventing removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda

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