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Women for Refugee Women documents ongoing harm of immigration detention on asylum-seeking women

20 March 2025
New report calls on Government to fulfil commitments to survivors of gender-based violence by ending immigration detention for women

NAO report exposes flaws in Skilled Worker visa system, including Home Office’s lack of oversight

18 March 2025
National Audit Office says government must make better use of data to understand the impacts of changes to the visa route

Academic report explores role of media and politics in shaping public perception of irregular migration

17 March 2025
Media and political discourse reinforces a rigid ‘legal vs. illegal’ migration divide, formalised in 2023's Illegal Migration Act

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules imposes visit visa regime on Trinidad and Tobago, introduces protections for care workers

12 March 2025
First statement of changes of 2025 published, with numerous changes taking effect from today until 13 August 2025

New report from Praxis and IPPR highlights childcare inequalities for migrant parents

11 March 2025
Comprehensive new report details how No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition hinders access to childcare

Nearly half of children in UK with migrant parents live in poverty, new research by IPPR finds

10 March 2025
Institute for Public Policy Research report examines how immigration policies contribute to child poverty and calls for urgent government action

Report criticises harmful Home Office failures when assessing the age of child asylum seekers

05 March 2025
Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium warns of alarming safeguarding failures due to flawed age assessments

Asylum-seeking children face significant delays in accessing education, report finds

03 March 2025
Research for a potential judicial review challenging Home Office's policy on housing asylum seekers where education duties may be unmet

Home Office extends eVisa ‘grace period’ until new deadline on 1 June 2025

28 February 2025
Expired BRPs and BRCs will not be accepted as evidence of immigration status when travelling to the UK from 2 June 2025

Asylum claims in UK reached record high of 108,000 in 2024, new Home Office immigration statistics show

27 February 2025
Immigration system statistics published for year ending December 2024 reveal visa grants down, asylum claims up

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