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Criminal offences covered by the concept of "particularly serious crime" may justify deporting an EU citizen

22 May 2012
ECJ press release following the judgment in PI v Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Remscheid: a "particularly serious crime" may justify deporting an EU citizen, even if that person has lived for more than ten years in the host Member State

Medical Justice report: "The Second Torture": The Immigration Detention of Torture Survivors

22 May 2012
Medical Justice says victims of torture are routinely being held in immigration detention centres in breach of the government's own rules

UNHCR publishes a comparative study on the interpretation of "Particular Social Group"

15 May 2012
UNHCR has published a comparative study of how jurisprudence has developed in the last decade in relation to the interpretation of Convention Ground "Particular Social Group": The 'Ground with the Least Clarity': A Comparative Study of Jurisprudential Developments relating to 'Membership of a Particular Social Group' and is available on the UNHCR website.

Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made

11 May 2012
House of Commons Library report providing an overview of the Government's immigration and asylum policy priorities, and the progress it has made so far in implementing them

Removing full right of appeal for family visitors

10 May 2012
A clause in the Crime and Courts Bill, published on 10 May 2012, will remove the full right of appeal for those applying to enter the UK as a family visitor. Subject to Parliamentary approval and Royal Assent, this change is expected to come into force by 2014. Refused applicants will still be able to appeal on limited grounds of human rights or race discrimination.

166 NGOs call on the EU institutions to respect asylum seekers' right to liberty in EU asylum legislation

07 May 2012
Rights groups appeal as EU begins negotiations on legislation regarding how asylum-seekers are received by Member States

ILPA publishes second edition of guidelines on working with children and subject to immigration control

02 May 2012
The guidelines are aimed principally at immigration practitioners who work with children and young people subject to immigration control and represent their interests.

Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 given Royal Assent

01 May 2012
MOJ announces that the new Legal Aid Act has today been given Royal Assent

Free movement: Commission asks the UK to uphold EU citizens' rights

26 April 2012
EC has given the UK two months to comply with rules on free movement of EU citizens or face a court case

Stricter searching: a slight change to the EIN search

25 April 2012
A slightly stricter search should help you get fewer and more relevant results when you search on EIN

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