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UKBA: Government outlines overhaul of student visas

22 March 2012: Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by the Home Office. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12820645" target="_blank">BBC News</a> reports that student visa numbers could be cut by up to 80,000.

Damian Green: The Real Immigration Question

07 Sept 2010: Full transcript of the speech by Immigration Minister Damian Green at the Royal Commonwealth Society.

UNHCR: Italy, Malta receive first boats from Libya, stretching asylum capacity

25 March 2011: UNHCR reports on the first boat arrivals into Europe directly from Libya since the outbreak of conflict. Over 2,000 non-Libyans are said to have arrived in Italy and Malta.

Medical Justice: 'State Sponsored Cruelty': Children in immigration detention

09 Sept 2010: Medical Justice has published its report "State Sponsored Cruelty: Children in immigration detention", presenting the key findings from the UK's first large scale investigation into the harms caused by detaining children for immigration purposes.

MICHAEL O'DONNELL: A Tribute

Michael O'Donnell: Born 6th October 1967, Hammersmith, London. Died 17th December 2005, Palolem, Goa.<br /> A recognition of his loss, by Lee Jackson, Mitre House Chambers and details of the 'Michael O'Donnell Donation Fund'.

New Immigration Fees and Rules from today

06 April 2011: New immigration fees in place and Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 863 takes effect today.

Fast-track deportation of foreign nationals declared unlawful

26 July 2010: The fast-track deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK has been declared unlawful by the High Court. A judge ruled that the Home Office policy meant people were being given "little or no notice" of removal and were deprived of access to justice.

To Mark Jennings - A Tribute

"Mark Jennings, who has died aged 49, will be remembered as a passionate civil and human rights campaigner and researcher, who fought for the freedom of UK residents imprisoned without trial by the Bush administration at Guantánamo Bay..." (Celia Jennings in the Guardian)

Supreme Court rules in favour of gay asylum seekers

07 July 2010: The Supreme Court of the United Kingom has unanimously ruled that two gay men from Iran and Cameroon have the right to asylum in Britain.

OHCHR: UN expert on torture warns detention facilities in Greece in crisis

20 Oct 2010: The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, has warned that "Greek prisons are overcrowded and law enforcement officials are overwhelmed" under the pressure of a constant flow of hundreds of irregular migrants entering via Turkey on a daily basis.

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