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New BBC2 documentary series focuses on immigration law and immigration lawyers

Mon, 10 June 2019: Series follows immigrants, from entrepreneurs to asylum seekers, applying to stay in the UK

Home Office publishes report and framework to aid integration of refugees and migrants

Fri, 7 June 2019: New practical guide, developed with academics, provides ways to promote and measure integration

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights says family reunification is an essential human right

Mon, 3 June 2019: Dunja Mijatovic publishes notable intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in Dabo v. Sweden

Home Affairs Committee warns EU Settlement Scheme risks repeat of Windrush scandal

Mon, 3 June 2019: Report finds too many people could be missed out under current plans, calls for rights to enshrined in law

Home Office age assessment policy in the spotlight after Court of Appeal rules guidance is unlawful

Thu, 30 May 2019: The Guardian says labelling of child asylum seekers as adults is leading to abuse

ASIRT examines food poverty among children in Birmingham as a consequence of 'no recourse to public funds'

Tue, 28 May 2019: Report says hundreds of children consigned to food poverty due to parents' immigration status

National Audit Office releases report of its investigation into Home Office's response to cheating in TOEIC English-language tests

Fri, 24 May 2019: NAO finds some people may have been wrongly accused and unfairly removed from the UK

Social Market Foundation looks at the challenges of post-Brexit immigration policy

Thu, 23 May 2019: Think-tank finds ending freedom of movement will create significant new immigration challenges

UN Committee against Torture expresses concerns over UK's use of immigration detention and treatment of asylum seekers

Mon, 20 May 2019: Concluding observations issued following review into UK's record of preventing torture and ill-treatment

Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees publishes updated and expanded handbook

Fri, 17 May 2019: Practical new handbook for visitors is available as an e-book or in print

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The financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
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