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Report published on the use of country of origin information in deciding asylum applications

15 July 2011
The Chief Inspector of the Border Agency issues a report on UKBA's use of country of origin information and says a "consistent approach " is needed

House of Lords discusses closure of the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS)

14 July 2011
Video footage of questions in the Lords on the IAS

UKBA: Government launches consultation on family migration

13 July 2011
The government has today announced proposals to crack down on sham and forced marriages.

Legal Aid Group says IAS may have had 25,000 live cases when it went into administration

12 July 2011
LAG reports that it is believed IAS had double the number of cases the RMJ had when it was placed in administration

Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) goes into administration

11 July 2011
The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) announces that it has gone into administration.

UNHCR says Somalia is world's worst humanitarian disaster, "crisis" at Kenyan camp

11 July 2011
The UNHCR has spoken of a "crisis" at the Dadaab refugee camp and says "extraordinary measures" are needed to help

Amnesty calls for complete overhaul of enforced removals by private security companies

07 July 2011
A new Amnesty International UK briefing says "ill-trained and unaccountable staff" are carrying out enforced removals from the UK

UKBA: Changes to student visa rules are now in force

04 July 2011
The Home Office announces that significant changes to the Tier 4 student route of the points-based system have come into effect today

The Sunday Telegraph: Government to examine Article 8

02 July 2011
A highly-placed source has told The Telegraph that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights needs to be re-examined following recent cases

ECHR rules that returning Somali nationals to Mogadishu violates human rights

28 June 2011
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK would violate Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights if Somali asylum seekers were sent back to Mogadishu

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