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New UKLGIG report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex asylum claims

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Date of publication

15 October 2013

Summary

New report finds some improvements in LGBTI asylum claims in recent years but a "culture of disbelief" still prevails at the Home Office

Sky News poll reveals public's concerns over immigration, especially if they don't know migrants

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Date of publication

14 October 2013

Summary

Poll finds 67% of people support tougher action on reducing immigration and finds fears greater among those who don't know migrants

Home Affairs Committee publishes report on the asylum system

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Date of publication

11 October 2013

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Home Affairs Committee report raises concerns over asylum backlog and says asylum system is overburdened and under severe pressure

Immigration Bill laid before Parliament

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Date of publication

10 October 2013

Summary

Government's long-awaited major new Immigration Bill published today

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases report examining e-Borders programme

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Date of publication

09 October 2013

Summary

Home Office's e-Borders programme has delivered some significant benefits, but still has some way to go to deliver anticipated immigration control benefits

A tribute to Zahir Chowdhury

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Date of publication

08 October 2013

Summary

A short tribute to Zahir Chowdhury (1941-2013), former Legal Director at the Immigration Advisory Service

Shami Chakrabarti says forthcoming Immigration Bill a "shocker" which could lead to a "race relations nightmare"

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Date of publication

08 October 2013

Summary

Director of Liberty warns of the consequences of tough new Immigration Bill intended to make the UK a more hostile environment for migrants

UNHCR: 2013 bringing massive fresh flows of refugees

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Date of publication

02 October 2013

Summary

UN High Commissioner for Refugees says increasing numbers of refugees in 2013 stretching UNHCR operations to the limits

Home Office: New application forms for points-based system

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Date of publication

01 October 2013

Summary

Home Office announces that they are publishing new versions of PBS application forms from October 1st

Home Secretary to announce "massive shake-up of immigration law"

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Date of publication

30 September 2013

Summary

Sweeping new immigration bill to introduce new "deport first and hear the appeal later" curbs on the appeal rights of migrants facing deportation

Children's Commissioner concerned family migration rules breach UN convention on rights of the child

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Date of publication

30 September 2013

Summary

Children's Commissioner for England writes to immigration minister Mark Harper with deep concerns that family migration rules fail to fulfil UK's obligations under UN Convention on the…

Tooks Chambers to close and re-open as a smaller, low-cost set in wake of legal aid cuts

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Date of publication

24 September 2013

Summary

Leading civil rights barristers' chambers to close, saying government policies are devastating the provision of legal services and threatening the rule of law

Labour outlines plans to curb non-European Union immigration

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Date of publication

23 September 2013

Summary

Ed Miliband says curbing non-EU immigration to be Labour priority and large firms will be required to train a British apprentice for each non-EU worker they hire

Forced Migration Review: detention, alternatives to detention, and deportation

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Date of publication

20 September 2013

Summary

New edition of Forced Migration Review by the Refugee Studies Centre examines issues around the detention of migrants and asylum seekers

Migration Observatory: New briefings and policy primers on migration to Scotland

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Date of publication

18 September 2013

Summary

Observatory's latest suite of work looks at Scotland and how international migration issues relate to independence debate