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Recruitment and retention crisis contributes to overwhelming gap between supply and demand for immigration legal advice in London

22 June 2021
Important new report authored by Jo Wilding for the Justice Together Initiative examines legal advice capacity in the capital

Academic article identifies hostile environment as a barrier to mental healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees in the UK

21 June 2021
Authors say their study provides justification for a call to relax hostile environment policies

Reports warn that thousands of EU citizens will be left without legal immigration status when EU Settlement Scheme ends this month

16 June 2021
New reports by UK in a Changing Europe and the EU Rights and Brexit Hub at the University of York on looming problems

Parliamentary ombudsman finds serious injustice was done to Windrush generation man who was told he did not have permission to be in the UK

14 June 2021
Home Office maladministration caused elderly man to become depressed, anxious and withdrawn before death

Two reports present the results of significant new research on the harmful effects of the deportation system on families

09 June 2021
Bail for Immigration Detainees and the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol consider far-reaching impact of deportation

Report examines damaging impact of UK immigration policies on migrants and refugees during the Covid-19 pandemic

07 June 2021
Migrant Voice, RAPAR and Kanlungan Filipino Consortium find hostile environment did not abate during pandemic

High Court rules Home Secretary acted unlawfully in housing asylum seekers in inadequate accommodation at Napier Barracks

03 June 2021
Mr Justice Linden finds former military barracks was unsuitable to accommodate destitute asylum seekers

In memory of Gina Clayton

03 June 2021
Announcement of the recent passing of Gina Clayton, migrant rights practitioner, academic and campaigner.

Second edition of Symes and Jorro’s renowned Immigration Appeals and Remedies Handbook published

01 June 2021
Updated edition of invaluable immigration law book launched, accompanied by free webinars by authors

Academic report finds legal aid system is inadequate for modern slavery cases and places an unmaintainable burden on practitioners

26 May 2021
Report looks at access to legal advice and representation for survivors of modern slavery

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