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Home Office publishes review into use of paragraph 322(5) for indefinite leave to remain refusals

Latest news

Date of publication

22 November 2018

Summary

Government defends majority of refusals as being correct, around 2% of cases accepted as being an error

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines asylum accommodation

Latest news

Date of publication

21 November 2018

Summary

Inspection report finds majority of asylum accommodation is not compliant with standards

'Compliant environment': turning ordinary people into border guards should concern everyone in the UK

Blog post

Date of publication

20 November 2018

Written by

Georgie Wemyss, via The Conversation

Supreme Court rules that immigrants without indefinite leave have "precarious" status in UK

Blog post

Date of publication

19 November 2018

Written by

Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog

UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights says destitution is built into UK asylum system

Latest news

Date of publication

19 November 2018

Summary

Professor Philip Alston highlights concerns with asylum seekers and legal aid cuts following visit to UK

Supreme Court gives guidance on right to private life in immigration removal cases

Latest news

Date of publication

14 November 2018

Summary

Judgment handed down in Rhuppiah (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)

Data-sharing agreement between NHS and Home Office scrapped following legal challenge by Migrants Rights Network

Latest news

Date of publication

14 November 2018

Summary

Agreement allowing sharing of NHS data for immigration purposes will be completely withdrawn

Refugee Council welcomes closure of Campsfield House detention centre; Anti-Slavery International welcomes High Court decision on payments to trafficking victims

Latest news

Date of publication

12 November 2018

Summary

232-bed centre to close by next May, victim support cuts unlawful

All Party Parliamentary Group says UK should set ambitious target to increase international student numbers

Latest news

Date of publication

07 November 2018

Summary

Report finds increasingly restrictive policies and procedures has led to decline in UK's share of students

European Parliament publishes study on what Brexit will mean for asylum and international protection

Latest news

Date of publication

06 November 2018

Summary

98-page report on the future relationship between the UK and the EU in the field of international protection

Home Office rolls out new UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) for in-country visa applications

Latest news

Date of publication

05 November 2018

Summary

New online application form and new service centres to open across UK

Refugee Council report highlights vital but unrecognised work of refugee-led community organisations

Latest news

Date of publication

01 November 2018

Summary

Community organisations provide support and increase refugee inclusion and participation in the UK

Standard of Proof for Statelessness is Balance of Probabilities

Blog post

Date of publication

01 November 2018

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

European Asylum Support Office publishes judicial analysis on asylum procedures and non-refoulement

Latest news

Date of publication

29 October 2018

Summary

Comprehensive 200-page analysis aimed at members of courts and tribunals

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants launches legal challenge over settled status scheme for EU citizens

Latest news

Date of publication

28 October 2018

Summary

JCWI says scheme is no longer simple and straightforward as promised