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NGOs call on David Cameron to do more to help refugees in 2016

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04 January 2016

Summary

Leading charities condemn British Government's response as "clearly inadequate"

Over a million refugees and migrants make crossing to Europe in 2015, forced displacement at record levels

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29 December 2015

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IOM says 2015 sees the biggest migration flow since World War II

Home Affairs Select Committee says Tier 2 visa cap is not working as intended

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21 December 2015

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Parliamentary Committee says immigration cap does not fit and may even be counter-productive

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases reports on illegal working and removals

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18 December 2015

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Chief Inspector publishes 'An Inspection of How the Home Office Tackles Illegal Working' and 'An Inspection of Removals'

International Migrants’ Day – Friday 18 December 2015

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Date of publication

17 December 2015

Written by

Francois Crepeau and Francisco Carrión Mena, UN OHCHR

European Commission announces plans for a new European Border and Coast Guard

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16 December 2015

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EC proposes new border force and introduction of border checks for all people entering or exiting Schengen area

The Observer: Legal challenge for refugees in Calais with family members in the UK

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15 December 2015

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Court hears challenge by four Syrian children seeking to be reunited with their families

Over 400,000 asylum application in the EU in the third quarter of 2015

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11 December 2015

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Increase of more than 150% compared to corresponding period in 2014, UK applications increase by 32%

Applications for Tier 1 (Investor) visas see sharp drop in 2015

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Date of publication

09 December 2015

Summary

Investor visa applications decline by 83% in the first nine months of 2015 compared to 2014

Immigration Bill: Government side-steps calls for humanitarian balance

Blog post

Date of publication

07 December 2015

Written by

Alina Müller, Migrants' Rights Network

High Court quashes decision to refuse citizenship to family of Islamist extremist

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07 December 2015

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Mr Justice Ouseley finds Home Secretary acted irrationally in refusing naturalisation to deter extremism

Telegraph: Chancellor indicates students may be removed from net migration figures

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02 December 2015

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Osborne says public do not back current definition of students as migrants

British Dental Association says x-rays should not be used to establish age of young asylum seekers

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Date of publication

01 December 2015

Summary

BDA vigorously opposes using dental X-rays to determine whether asylum seekers are 18

Case Comment: R (Ali) v SSHD; R (Bibi) v SSHD [2015] UKSC 68

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Date of publication

27 November 2015

Written by

Nick Armstrong, UK Supreme Court Blog

Net migration reaches new high, asylum increases 19%

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26 November 2015

Summary

ONS says net migration reached record 336,000 in the year ending June 2015