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Home Office announces changes to the Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

11 June 2013

Summary

A number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013

ECtHR and EU Fundamental Rights Agency launch Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration

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Date of publication

11 June 2013

Summary

New publication is a comprehensive guide to European law in the areas of asylum, borders and immigration, taking into account both ECtHR and ECJ case law

All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration publishes report on the impacts of new rules on family migration

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Date of publication

10 June 2013

Summary

Report follows an inquiry which heard claims that the new rules were "tearing families apart" and had "unintended consequences" for high earning migrants

ECJ: unaccompanied children should not be returned to other EU states

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Date of publication

06 June 2013

Summary

Court of Justice of the European Union rules in MA and Others that the 'Dublin II' Regulation does not apply to unaccompanied children seeking asylum

ECJ: The essence of the reasons for a decision refusing entry into a Member State must be disclosed to the person concerned

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Date of publication

05 June 2013

Summary

Court of Justice of the European Union judgment released in the case of ZZ v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Amnesty International: legal aid reforms constitute an unprecedented threat to justice

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Date of publication

04 June 2013

Summary

Human rights group warns reforms could decimate access to justice for the most vulnerable people

Cameron is relenting to backbenchers on immigration policy

Blog post

Date of publication

03 June 2013

Written by

Awale Olad, Migrants' Rights Network

Children's Society warns refugee and migrant children face being made destitute by legal aid reforms

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Date of publication

03 June 2013

Summary

Charity says residency tests will mean abandoned migrant and trafficked children will be left destitute

European Commission to take UK to court over discriminatory benefits policy for EU nationals

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Date of publication

30 May 2013

Summary

EC says UK's so-called "right to reside" benefits test is a breach of EU law

Ninety leading barristers warn further limits on legal aid will "seriously undermine" the rule of law in Britain

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Date of publication

29 May 2013

Summary

In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, QCs say legal aid cuts will leave many of society's most vulnerable people without access to legal advice and representation

EU border management: "More attention must be given to the human rights of migrants" - UN expert

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Date of publication

28 May 2013

Summary

Press release by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on the management of the external borders of the EU and its impact on the human rights of migrants

Chikwamba delivers again

Blog post

Date of publication

28 May 2013

Written by

Sarah Pinder, Free Movement

Office of National Statistics finds net migration has significantly lowered

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Date of publication

23 May 2013

Summary

Latest ONS data shows net flow of 153,000 migrants, the lowest figures in a decade, according to the Migration Observatory

Happy Birthday? Disputing age of children in the immigration system

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Date of publication

22 May 2013

Summary

New Coram Children's Legal Centre report examines the practical and emotional impact of age disputes on young people in the immigration system

Former High Court judge warns legal aid reforms will be "absolutely devastating" for Britain's legal system

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Date of publication

21 May 2013

Summary

Sir Anthony Hooper tells the Express that legal aid cuts will be "costly and potentially disastrous" and will lead to miscarriages of justice