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Freedom from Torture says Home Office’s ‘culture of disbelief’ permeates asylum interviews and is failing survivors of torture

17 June 2020
Report examines experiences of torture survivors at the interview stage and finds asylum system plagued by prejudgement

Home Affairs Committee examines Home Office's handing of visas and immigration during Covid-19 pandemic

16 June 2020
New report calls for 'no recourse to public funds' to be temporarily lifted

First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issues new practice statement on arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic

11 June 2020
Mr Michael Clements releases Presidential Practice Statement No 2 of 2020

Charities concerned by impact of Covid-19 lockdown on young people with irregular migration status and young asylum seekers

09 June 2020
Sudden reduction in support exposes youngsters to real risk of significant danger and exploitation

Home Office coronavirus immigration guidance updated for those applying to enter or remain on the basis of family or private life

09 June 2020
Loss of earnings caused by pandemic will be taken into account for minimum income requirement for partner visas

Medact, Migrants Organise and New Economics Foundation find hostile environment policies impede migrants’ access to healthcare during coronavirus crisis

07 June 2020
Report says hostile environment likely to have contributed to disproportionate Covid-19 BAME deaths

Notice to EIN members: Search fix and enhancements

05 June 2020
Brief technical information notice for EIN members on bug fix for single character searches and improvement of search word stemming

Refugee Women Connect examines impact of Covid-19 on migrant survivors of gender-based violence; Bail for Immigration Detainees looks at detention decision-making during the pandemic

02 June 2020
Two new reports consider the consequences of coronavirus on migrants

Home Office statistical report highlights large fall in numbers across the immigration system due to Covid-19 pandemic

01 June 2020
Arrivals by air down 99% from 2019, entry clearance visa applications plummeted to just 250 in April 2020

Lancet Migration calls for suspension of the NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme

27 May 2020
Group says universal and equitable access to health services is needed; Prime Minister to look into No Recourse to Public Funds

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