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Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases report examining e-Borders programme

09 October 2013
Home Office's e-Borders programme has delivered some significant benefits, but still has some way to go to deliver anticipated immigration control benefits

Shami Chakrabarti says forthcoming Immigration Bill a "shocker" which could lead to a "race relations nightmare"

08 October 2013
Director of Liberty warns of the consequences of tough new Immigration Bill intended to make the UK a more hostile environment for migrants

A tribute to Zahir Chowdhury

08 October 2013
A short tribute to Zahir Chowdhury (1941-2013), former Legal Director at the Immigration Advisory Service

UNHCR: 2013 bringing massive fresh flows of refugees

02 October 2013
UN High Commissioner for Refugees says increasing numbers of refugees in 2013 stretching UNHCR operations to the limits

Home Office: New application forms for points-based system

01 October 2013
Home Office announces that they are publishing new versions of PBS application forms from October 1st

Children's Commissioner concerned family migration rules breach UN convention on rights of the child

30 September 2013
Children's Commissioner for England writes to immigration minister Mark Harper with deep concerns that family migration rules fail to fulfil UK's obligations under UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Home Secretary to announce "massive shake-up of immigration law"

30 September 2013
Sweeping new immigration bill to introduce new "deport first and hear the appeal later" curbs on the appeal rights of migrants facing deportation

Tooks Chambers to close and re-open as a smaller, low-cost set in wake of legal aid cuts

24 September 2013
Leading civil rights barristers' chambers to close, saying government policies are devastating the provision of legal services and threatening the rule of law

Labour outlines plans to curb non-European Union immigration

23 September 2013
Ed Miliband says curbing non-EU immigration to be Labour priority and large firms will be required to train a British apprentice for each non-EU worker they hire

Forced Migration Review: detention, alternatives to detention, and deportation

20 September 2013
New edition of Forced Migration Review by the Refugee Studies Centre examines issues around the detention of migrants and asylum seekers

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