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New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to tackle abuse in Tier 4 student visa system

13 July 2015
Students wishing to stay on in Britain and work will be required to first leave the country, students at publicly funded colleges will be prevented from working

British Red Cross calls for legal aid to be made available in refugee family reunion

09 July 2015
New report says family reunion is not a straightforward process and the lack of legal aid is keeping loved ones apart

European Asylum Support Office releases annual report on asylum in the EU

08 July 2015
EASO says 2014 saw more than 660,000 applications for international protection in the EU, the highest since data collection began

Garden Court: Yet another court ruling finds the detained fast track process unlawful

03 July 2015
High Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully by failing to identify vulnerable asylum seekers not suitable for the fast track process

Government temporarily suspends the detained fast track asylum process

02 July 2015
James Brokenshire announces fast track system will be suspended until risk of unfairness is minimised

UNHCR: The Mediterranean 'migrant' crisis is primarily a refugee crisis

01 July 2015
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says most of those crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe are fleeing from war, conflict or persecution

The Guardian: detained asylum seekers will be able to apply for bail

30 June 2015
Failed asylum seekers in immigration detention centres will soon be able to apply to be freed on bail as fast track system found unlawful

Court of Appeal lifts stay on court ruling that fast track asylum appeals system is unlawful

26 June 2015
Lord Justice Sullivan rules stay in Detention Action v First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Ors is lifted "as from now"

Supreme Court dismisses appeals by unaccompanied Afghan minors

24 June 2015
Supreme Court hands down judgment in TN and MA (Afghanistan) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 40

Tier 2 visa salary requirements means thousands of nurses face deportation

23 June 2015
Royal College of Nursing says non-EEA nurses face deportation under immigration rules requirements

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