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Home Secretary asks for review of how Home Office handles asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation

01 April 2014
Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration to review gay and lesbian asylum claims after revelations that some were being asked "inappropriate" questions

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's use of Emergency Travel Documents

27 March 2014
New inspection report raises a number of concerns over the use of Emergency Travel Documents for the removal of foreign nationals by the Home Office

New Conservative campaign group calls for "calm and rational" immigration debate

26 March 2014
Conservatives for Managed Migration says Tories message to the electorate is that the Party is fundamentally hostile to those not born in the UK

Home Affairs Committee issues first report on the work of the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement and UKVI directorates

24 March 2014
Committee's latest report is the first since UKBA was disbanded and broken-up into two new departments

UNHCR: Asylum applications jump to their highest levels since 2001

21 March 2014
Asylum Trends 2013 report shows asylum applications in 2013 were up 28 per cent over 2012, with Syria now the main country of origin

Report finds immigrant detainees face disproportionate force and restraint while being deported

20 March 2014
Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons releases report on 'Monitoring places of detention'

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules brings changes to Points-Based System

13 March 2014
Minister for immigration announces package of changes to Points-Based System work routes

Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies rules on residence rights of non-EU family members of EU citizens

12 March 2014
New ECJ cases on Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38 on residence rights of third-country nationals who are family members of an EU citizen

New report on minimum income requirement for partner visas as court hears Home Office appeal

12 March 2014
Updated House of Commons Library Standard Note on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas, Court of Appeal hears appeal in MM

Cross-Government report on impact of migration on UK native employment published

06 March 2014
Government report at centre of recent controversy published, finds "relatively little evidence" that migration has caused significant displacement of UK natives from jobs

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