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Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made

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Date of publication

24 July 2012

Summary

Full text of the latest House of Commons Library report on the government's immigration policy

Home Affairs Committee publishes report on the work of the UK Border Agency

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Date of publication

23 July 2012

Summary

Latest Home Affairs Commitee report on UKBA raises concerns over backlog of outstanding cases in various areas

'Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals' newly updated and now freely available on EIN

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Date of publication

19 July 2012

Summary

The essential guide to preparing asylum and human rights appeals is now available to all on EIN

Home Office takes emergency action as Supreme Court judgment leaves UK immigration policy in disarray

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Date of publication

18 July 2012

Summary

Statement of Changes to be laid before parliament tomorrow as legal framework for immigration ‘collapses’

Supreme Court: R (Alvi) v Home Office (immigration rules). HO’s appeal dismissed

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Date of publication

18 July 2012

Summary

Supreme Court press summary for the judgment in Alvi [2012] UKSC 33 in which Pankina was upheld and the SSHD's appeal unanimously dismissed

NAO: UK Border Agency and Border Force: Progress in cutting costs and improving performance

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Date of publication

17 July 2012

Summary

National Audit Office's new report on UKBA finds cost reductions and performance improvements since 2010, but insufficient planning and delayed delivery of key projects have…

Free Movement: Court of Appeal overturns Country Guidance case on Zimbabwe

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Date of publication

16 July 2012

Summary

EM and Others (Returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 98 (IAC) overturned after SSHD agreed that the determination was too legally flawed to stand

Refugee Council: High Court rules UKBA policy to delay support for asylum seekers is unlawful

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Date of publication

10 July 2012

Summary

MK & Anor v SSHD [2012] EWHC 1896 (Admin) rules unlawful for UKBA to have a policy that delays offering support to asylum seekers making fresh claims for asylum

EU's European Asylum Support Office (EASO) publishes its first Country of Origin Information (COI) report on Afghanistan

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Date of publication

10 July 2012

Summary

EASO publishes 'Afghanistan: Taliban Strategies - Recruitment', which intends to give an overview of relevant elements of the Taliban's strategies for the recruitment of…

Chief Inspector of the UKBA says 'migration refusal pool' of over 150,000 cases is a "national problem"

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Date of publication

05 July 2012

Summary

Inspector finds UKBA has no "clear strategy" for dealing with a group of more than 150,000 foreign nationals staying on after their visas expire

Free Movement: Immigration judicial reviews to be transferred

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Date of publication

04 July 2012

Summary

Government to amend Crime and Courts Bill to allow transfer of immigration judicial review cases from the High Court to the Upper Tribunal

OHCHR: Imprisoning migrants is not the answer

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Date of publication

04 July 2012

Summary

"Immigration detention should never be mandatory or automatic. It should be a measure of last resort," says UN Special Rapporteur

UN expert calls on Turkey and European Union to prioritize human rights of migrants

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Date of publication

02 July 2012

Summary

Special Rapporteur says pressures on Turkish authorities to control irregular migration should not trump the human rights of migrants

UKBA: Changes to applications from overstayers

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Date of publication

29 June 2012

Summary

UKBA says from October 2012 if you have overstayed your leave by more than 28 days any application for further leave will be refused

Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation releases report on the Terrorism Acts

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Date of publication

26 June 2012

Summary

The Independent Reviewer has published his annual report on the operation of terrorism legislation for the year 2011