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Children's Society warns refugee and migrant children face being made destitute by legal aid reforms

03 June 2013
Charity says residency tests will mean abandoned migrant and trafficked children will be left destitute

European Commission to take UK to court over discriminatory benefits policy for EU nationals

30 May 2013
EC says UK's so-called "right to reside" benefits test is a breach of EU law

Ninety leading barristers warn further limits on legal aid will "seriously undermine" the rule of law in Britain

29 May 2013
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, QCs say legal aid cuts will leave many of society's most vulnerable people without access to legal advice and representation

EU border management: "More attention must be given to the human rights of migrants" - UN expert

28 May 2013
Press release by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on the management of the external borders of the EU and its impact on the human rights of migrants

Office of National Statistics finds net migration has significantly lowered

23 May 2013
Latest ONS data shows net flow of 153,000 migrants, the lowest figures in a decade, according to the Migration Observatory

Happy Birthday? Disputing age of children in the immigration system

22 May 2013
New Coram Children's Legal Centre report examines the practical and emotional impact of age disputes on young people in the immigration system

Former High Court judge warns legal aid reforms will be "absolutely devastating" for Britain's legal system

21 May 2013
Sir Anthony Hooper tells the Express that legal aid cuts will be "costly and potentially disastrous" and will lead to miscarriages of justice

Home Office releases evaluation report of the Early Legal Advice Project for asylum cases

17 May 2013
Home Office release report on the discontinued ELAP project, as Asylum Aid calls for continuing reforms of the asylum system

Detention of torture survivors ruled unlawful

17 May 2013
Leigh Day press release following today's judgment in EO & Ors, R v SSHD which ruled that the detention of torture survivors in immigration centres was unlawful

Home Office announces new visa services for Indian and Chinese business travellers

15 May 2013
Same day visa service launched in India and VIP mobile visa service introduced for Chinese travellers

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