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University College London Press publishes new academic textbook on queer migration and asylum in Europe

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Date of publication

02 March 2021

Summary

Study looking at the lived experiences of LGBTQ migrants and asylum seekers available as a free Open Access download

High Court finds lack of access to legal aid advice for immigration detainees in prisons is unlawful

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Date of publication

25 February 2021

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Mr Justice Swift rules detainees in prisons are discriminated against compared to those in Immigration Removal Centres when accessing advice

Women’s groups call on the Government to extend the Domestic Abuse Bill to protect all migrant women

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Date of publication

24 February 2021

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Groups highlight lack of refuge spaces for migrant women with no recourse to public funds

Privacy International publishes results of its research into the databases and surveillance tools used by the UK borders, immigration, and citizenship system

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Date of publication

19 February 2021

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Informative new report looks at the "vast yet highly opaque system upon which millions of people rely"

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that £1,012 fee for children to register as a British citizen is unlawful

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Date of publication

18 February 2021

Summary

Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens 'delighted' by today's judgment

Migrants’ Rights Network report on the continuing issues faced by highly skilled migrants over paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

16 February 2021

Summary

Report says paragraph 322(5) is discrimination against migrants of colour and shows Windrush lessons have not been learnt

Institute for Public Policy Research calls for wide-ranging immigration policy reform to move beyond the hostile environment

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Date of publication

10 February 2021

Summary

Report outlines six options for addressing the adverse impacts of the hostile environment

Children’s Commissioner finds pressing need to improve processes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children arriving in Kent

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Date of publication

08 February 2021

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Concerns raised over the length of time highly vulnerable children are held at Kent Intake Unit

After Exploitation and Women for Refugee Women find large numbers of potential victims of trafficking are subjected to immigration detention

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Date of publication

05 February 2021

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Report says nearly 3,000 potential trafficking victims detained since 2019

Adam Smith Institute calls for a comprehensive overhaul of British nationality law

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Date of publication

03 February 2021

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Report criticises citizenship requirements and fees as "inflexible, over-prescriptive and extortionate"

Refugee groups raise numerous concerns over conditions for asylum seekers being housed in former military barracks

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Date of publication

01 February 2021

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Fire at Napier barracks in Kent follows growing controversy over use of unsuitable temporary accommodation

In memory of Clyde James, EIN Trustee

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Date of publication

27 January 2021

Summary

The trustees of EIN are saddened to hear of the death of Clyde Glenville James

An appreciation of Shindo Maguire (25 April 1952 - 28 December 2020)

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Date of publication

27 January 2021

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The Chair of EIN, Gary McIndoe, remembers the life of Shindo Maguire, EIN's former Chief Executive

House of Commons Library briefing provides overview of the permission to work policy for asylum seekers

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Date of publication

25 January 2021

Summary

Useful overview of government policy on restricting asylum seekers' rights to work

New academic paper by Colin Yeo and Melanie Griffiths looks at the history and the impact of the ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy

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Date of publication

22 January 2021

Summary

Article argues that the hostile environment's defining characteristic is the 'deputisation' of border enforcement