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Byline Times: FOI request reveals increase in self-harm at immigration detention centres

Latest news

Date of publication

19 August 2024

Summary

Self-harm rising faster than detention estate population, with almost two incidents a day in first five months of 2024

Family reunion and human rights: KF (Syria) overturned in new Upper Tribunal decision

Blog post

Date of publication

19 August 2024

Written by

Usman Aslam, Mukhtar & Co

NCA: Highly likely that threat from organised immigration crime has increased in 2024

Latest news

Date of publication

16 August 2024

Summary

National Crime Agency's annual assessment notes Channel crossings decreased 36% in 2023 but number of persons per boat increased

House of Commons Library updates its briefing on the immigration health surcharge

Latest news

Date of publication

13 August 2024

Summary

Cost of surcharge rose from £624 to £1,035 for adults and from £470 to £776 for children and students on 6 February

Government could save billions by investing in free specialist legal advice for all areas of law, including immigration

Latest news

Date of publication

12 August 2024

Summary

Report commissioned by Access to Justice Foundation and Bar Council says funding early advice saves time and money in the long term

Unrest in Bangladesh: Implications for UK Asylum Claims and Judicial Approaches

Blog post

Date of publication

09 August 2024

Written by

Gordana Balać and Shaheen Mamun, Black Antelope Law

Court of Appeal: Albanian siblings of EU nationals wrongly refused status under EUSS

Blog post

Date of publication

09 August 2024

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

BRP holders should now take action to create a UKVI account to access their eVisa

Latest news

Date of publication

07 August 2024

Summary

Home Office says biometric residence permit holders no longer need an invitation to create a UKVI account

Persistent questioning of appellant by judge was fair

Blog post

Date of publication

06 August 2024

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

Report calls for improved data collection to better understand value for money of immigration legal aid cuts

Latest news

Date of publication

05 August 2024

Summary

Public Law Project says need for evidence to demonstrate full costs of LASPO Act is "embarrassingly urgent"

Political Upheaval in Bangladesh and Its Implications for UK Asylum Seekers

Blog post

Date of publication

05 August 2024

Written by

Shaheen Mamun, Black Antelope Law

Deportation and removal of foreign national offenders examined in updated House of Commons Library report

Latest news

Date of publication

02 August 2024

Summary

Report explores Government's power and duty to deport, appeals against deportation, and numbers that are being deported

Solicitors Regulation Authority urges all firms delivering asylum legal services to read new thematic review

Latest news

Date of publication

31 July 2024

Summary

Comprehensive new review of sample of 25 firms finds general good practice and areas for improvement

Home Secretary says no reversal of Tory policies to reduce net migration, but spouse visa increase postponed pending MAC review

Latest news

Date of publication

30 July 2024

Summary

Yvette Cooper commissions Migration Advisory Committee to review minimum income requirement and review IT and engineering's over-reliance on international recruitment

Afghan families separated during 2021 military evacuation of Kabul can now apply to be reunited in the UK

Latest news

Date of publication

30 July 2024

Summary

Government announces opening of Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families