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New Best Practice Guide for country evidence expert witnesses in UK immigration and asylum cases

19 August 2013
Prof. Anthony Good and Dr. Tobias Kelly release practical hands-on guide to aid the writing of effective and useful country evidence reports

Chief Inspector releases findings from spot-checks on Home Office

15 August 2013
Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases report following new initiative to check previously inspected areas of Home Office

Home Office agrees to conduct consultations ahead of any further "go home" campaigns

12 August 2013
Home Office writes to Deighton Pierce Glynn after threat of legal action over "go home" van campaign, says no more without prior consultations

Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant delivers major speech on immigration

12 August 2013
Full text of immigration speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research by Labour's Chris Bryant

Sir John Thomas refers immigration law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority

09 August 2013
Queen's Bench President refers firm for personal contempt shown by solicitor and for misleading Court over deportation cases

Migration Observatory: Most common word used to describe immigrants in British press is 'illegal'

08 August 2013
Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford publishes results of comprehensive analysis of how British press describe immigration and migrants

Switzerland introduces segregation for asylum seekers

07 August 2013
A number of Swiss towns adopt draconian restrictions on the movements of asylum seekers

Liberty urges Home Office to "think again" after high profile immigration campaign

06 August 2013
Civil liberties group sending out its own van with message saying "Stirring up tension and division in the UK illegally? Home Office, think again"

Home Office in new controversy over spot-checks for 'illegal immigrants'

02 August 2013
Critics concerned border enforcement officers are using "racial profiling" in latest actions against migrants in the UK with no legal status

Government says "go home" van campaign is working despite facing court action and numerous criticisms

30 July 2013
Van urging immigrants without legal status to "go home" seen as offensive and racist by some, but Downing Street considering deploying it nationwide

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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals
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ILPA + EIN Directory of experts
The Directory of Experts on Countries of Origin provides legal professionals with detailed information on a wide variety of experts

Timeline of policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK (1983 to 2024)
A scrollable timeline of 40 years of immigration law and policy from the Home Office

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