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Law Society warns Government’s New Plan for Immigration would undermine access to justice and the rule of law

Mon, 10 May 2021: Proposals would overturn principle of everyone being equal in the eyes of the law

JCWI says UK immigration system actively and unnecessarily creates undocumented migrants

Wed, 5 May 2021: New report examines the reality of life for undocumented migrants in the UK today

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons finds conditions at Harmondsworth IRC below acceptable standards and vulnerable detainees are held for too long

Mon, 3 May 2021: New inspection report of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre published

UNHCR sets out its opposition to the Government’s New Plan for Immigration and publishes new report on the situation of stateless persons in the UK

Fri, 30 April 2021: UN Refugee Agency addresses some questions about proposed changes to UK asylum system

New Helen Bamber Foundation report provides a comprehensive overview of disability and the Refugee Convention

Tue, 27 April 2021: Report by Jennifer Blair and David Neale with valuable and practical guidance for practitioners, judges and decision-makers

Refugee Council raises serious concerns over increasing use of hotels as contingency accommodation for asylum seekers

Mon, 26 April 2021: Problems accessing legal advice among a number of issues caused by use of hotels

House of Commons Library briefing examines the system of accommodation and financial support for asylum seekers

Fri, 23 April 2021: New report provides a concise and factual overview of the asylum support system

President of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issues updated practice statement on arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Thu, 22 April 2021: Presidential Practice Statement No 1 of 2021 takes effect from Monday, 26 April

New report from Jesuit Refugee Service UK calls for an asylum system rooted in a sense of shared humanity

Wed, 21 April 2021: Catholic charity says the asylum system should welcome, protect, promote and integrate people seeking sanctuary

New publications from the Office for National Statistics set out a substantial change in methodology for estimating net migration

Sun, 18 April 2021: Use of administrative data shows EU migration was much higher than previously estimated

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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2021 Edition
The current electronic version of the BPG by Mark Henderson, Rowena Moffatt and Alison Pickup freely available on EIN

ILPA + EIN Directory of experts
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The financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
House of Commons Library report on the minimum income threshold in the Immigration Rules, November 2017

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