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Detention Action: Landmark High Court ruling finds the operation of the Detained Fast Track asylum system is unlawful

09 July 2014
High Court rules Detained Fast Track system as operated carries an unacceptably high risk of unfairness after legal challenge by Detention Action

Parliamentary inquiry launched into the use of immigration detention

08 July 2014
Inquiry launched to examine the use of detention in the UK immigration and asylum systems as UNHCR calls for such practices to end

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

07 July 2014
2013 Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union reveals 435,760 persons applied for international protection in the EU in 2013

Asylum Aid questions use of Internal Protection Alternative in UK asylum cases

04 July 2014
New Asylum Aid report examines how, in decision making at all levels, internal protection is applied and its safety and reasonableness assessed

Migration Observatory examines highly skilled migration to the UK

03 July 2014
New Migration Observatory report analyses how the migration of highly skilled workers to the UK has changed in the years 2007-2013

Human Rights Joint Committee says legal aid residence test will breach the rights of children

30 June 2014
Parliamentary Committee says residence test will lead to the UK breaching the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Updated handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration published

27 June 2014
European Court of Human Rights and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights update asylum law handbook

Government announces policy change on detention of persons with statutorily extended leave

26 June 2014
Statement by Immigration Minister James Brokenshire on detention of persons whose leave is statutorily extended by the 1971 Immigration Act

More than 50 colleges have licenses suspended as Immigration Minister makes statement on student visa abuses

24 June 2014
James Brokenshire says inquiry reveals systematic cheating and criminal activity in English language tests and illegal working by students

Migration Observatory maps number of people deported or removed from the UK

24 June 2014
New briefing examines Home Office data on deportations, removals and voluntary departures of migrants

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