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United Nations Special Rapporteurs express concerns over impact of Nationality and Borders Bill on the human rights of victims of trafficking

15 November 2021
Letter to UK government highlights "serious flaws" in the Bill with regard to trafficking and modern slavery

National AIDS Trust briefing paper considers implications of Supreme Court case of AM (Zimbabwe) for migrants with HIV at risk of removal

11 November 2021
Garden Court's Zehrah Hasan authors useful new look at AM (Zimbabwe) and Article 3

Joint Committee on Human Rights says Nationality and Borders Bill fails to protect rights of stateless children

09 November 2021
Parliamentary committee assesses human rights implications of Part 1 (Nationality) of bill

Ministry of Justice launches call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the online system in the First-tier Tribunal

08 November 2021
Evidence to be used to form policy proposals for consultation on new legal aid fees for asylum and immigration appeals

European Asylum Support Office publishes updated judicial analysis on ending international protection

04 November 2021
112-page analysis plus accompanying 136-page compilation of jurisprudence

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman finds Legal Aid Agency acted unreasonably in delaying legal aid for vulnerable EU citizens challenging unlawful deportation orders

04 November 2021
Ombudsman says delays had profound impact on ability to challenge Home Office decisions

Academic article argues that digital-only proof of immigration status is discriminatory and unlawful and could become another Windrush scandal

01 November 2021
Digital-only status disadvantages groups with protected characteristics – namely, disability, age and race

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules made to allow pork butchers to come to the UK on Seasonal Worker immigration route

01 November 2021
Up to 800 pork butchers eligible to apply for visas to work in the UK for temporary period

Domestic Abuse Commissioner recognises ‘immigration abuse’ as a particular form of abuse and calls for its definition to be integrated into all relevant policy and guidance

29 October 2021
Important new report on migrant victims of domestic abuse is published

Report finds young Albanians experience lengthy delays waiting for asylum and trafficking decisions in the UK

27 October 2021
Delays cause depression, stress and anxiety, and increase the risks of trafficking for young asylum seekers

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