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Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) finds Secretary of State breached Article 2 obligations following death of immigration detainee

Wed, 14 April 2021: Garden Court Chambers and Duncan Lewis Solicitors announce 'ground-breaking judgment'

High Court begins hearing legal challenge over use of Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers

Wed, 14 April 2021: Claimants argue accommodation was inadequate and a breach of the Home Office's own policies

Home Office signs legal agreement with EHRC to address failings following finding that hostile environment immigration policy did not comply with equality law

Mon, 12 April 2021: Equality and Human Rights Commission will monitor new action plan for two years

Asylum Information Database publishes updated report on the asylum system in the UK

Thu, 8 April 2021: Comprehensive 107-page overview of legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures

MPs hold House of Commons debate on the impact of ‘eye-watering’ immigration and nationality application fees

Tue, 6 April 2021: Labour's Meg Hillier says fees are an injustice and price young people out of British citizenship

Hundreds of leading academics criticise Government’s New Plan for Immigration for being “completely unfounded in any body of research evidence”

Thu, 1 April 2021: Open letter notes "deeply troubling echoes" of Australia's Temporary Protection Visa

Immigration barristers lodge formal complaint over recent Home Office press release claiming increase in abuse of modern slavery system

Tue, 30 March 2021: Leading chambers say press release presented unevidenced political opinions as fact and breached Civil Service Code

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit highlights impact of Covid-19 delays on asylum-seeking children

Mon, 29 March 2021: Delays in asylum decision-making leads to children "emotionally and physically falling apart"

Home Secretary sets out plans for sweeping reform of the asylum system against widespread criticism

Wed, 24 March 2021: Consultation opens for responses until 6 May 2021 following launch of New Plan for Immigration

Free Movement publishes guide for journalists as counterpoint to recent Government briefings about a ‘broken’ asylum system

Tue, 23 March 2021: Colin Yeo says recent announcements coming out of Home Office are largely cover for internal problems

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