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Eurostat: EU sees 85% increase in asylum seekers in second quarter of 2015 over 2014

22 September 2015
213,200 first time asylum seekers apply for protection in the EU in April to June, 85% more than in 2014, UK sees around 7% increase

Notice to EIN Members: New sorting functionality added for bundles

21 September 2015
Brief overview of new feature that allows you to sort bundles by date or by type (with, for example, case law first)

Immigration Bill 2015-2016 published; New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

17 September 2015
Parliament publishes the Immigration Bill, Home Office publishes 17-page statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC437)

EU Member States agree to relocate 40,000 refugees, but UK won't participate

15 September 2015
Extraordinary Council meeting of EU ministers agrees initial relocation of 40,000 refugees, with a further 120,000 proposed

ECJ rules EU Member States may exclude jobseekers from certain non-contributory benefits

15 September 2015
European Court of Justice allows Germany to deny benefits to EU jobseekers

Children's Commissioner: Family Migration Rules separate 15,000 children from a parent

11 September 2015
New report says Immigration Rules leave up to 15,000 children able to communicate with one parent only via Skype

JCWI says Right to Rent scheme encourages discrimination against all migrants and ethnic minorities

09 September 2015
JCWI's evaluation of the Immigration Act's Right to Rent scheme finds worrying direct and indirect impacts on tenants and landlords

Cameron says Britain will take in thousands of Syrian refugees

07 September 2015
PM says Britain will resettle thousands more refugees under existing schemes, UNHCR issues key guidelines for Europe

Image of dead Syrian child focuses media attention on the human cost of the refugee crisis

03 September 2015
Photo of drowned Syrian toddler sparks outcry, increases pressure on Cameron for UK to do more to help with Europe's refugee crisis

Children’s Society says vulnerable migrant children are being left in legal limbo

02 September 2015
New report finds consideration of the long-term needs of separated migrant children in the UK is often forgotten

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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals
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Timeline of policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK (1983 to 2024)
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