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Institute of Race Relations report argues Immigration Bill part of a policy of social restructuring
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IRR says legislation will see multicultural neighbourhoods increasingly broken up and displaced
2016's first Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published
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Home Secretary releases new statement of changes, taking effect from 6 April 2016
Home Affairs Committee outlines concerns over asylum support services contract
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Parliamentary committee publishes latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates
Home Secretary wins significant legal battle to resume returns to Afghanistan
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Court of Appeal overturns injunction preventing the Home Office carrying out deportations to Afghanistan
Crisis or opportunity? How European countries use refugees for political gain
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Heaven Crawley via The Conversation
UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in over-stretched Greece
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Over 120,000 refugees and migrants arrive in Greece in first two months of 2016
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has "substantial concerns" following inspection of Harmondsworth
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Inspection report of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre finds unacceptable decline in conditions
Latest net migration figures show minor decrease, but total still over 300,000
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ONS finds first fall in net migration since the second quarter of 2013
Mr Justice McCloskey and Judge Clements review the year in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber
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Senior President of Tribunals' Annual Report 2016 published, includes review of year in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber
New ICJ practitioners' guide on refugee claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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International Commission of Jurists' guide "essential reading for all refugee law practitioners"
Supreme Court hears appeal against the Immigration Rules' minimum income requirement
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Three-day appeal in the case of MM (Lebanon) and Others begins in the Supreme Court
European Court of Justice: EU law allows asylum seeker to be detained to protect national security or public order
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Court gives judgment in case concerning the situations in which an asylum seeker may be detained
High Court finds rule 13 of the 2014 Procedure Rules is not unlawful after ILPA challenge
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ILPA argued rule 13(2) created closed material procedures which would 'enormously disadvantage' the appellant
Judicial Review: What is meant by "totally without merit"
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Matthew Hill, UK Human Rights Blog