UK and France risk putting more migrants in danger
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New Refugee Action and NACCOM report finds refused asylum seekers face destitution and delays accessing asylum support
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Evidence from 200 asylum support applications finds people waiting up to seven times the recommended time limit
Refugee Rights Europe reports on safeguarding failures facing unaccompanied minors in Northern France
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Large numbers of asylum-seeking minors living in 'legal limbo' as they seek a route to the UK
Presidents of the Immigration Tribunal issue new guidance on permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal
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Mr Justice Lane and Mr Michael Clements issue new guidance aimed at those making applications and the judges considering them
Independent Monitoring Board concerned by increase in self-harm and detention of those with mental health conditions at Morton Hall
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IMB's annual report on Lincolnshire detention centre notes improvements as well as continuing concerns
Property investment and immigration
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Mark Burns, Pure Investor
NGOs concerned by backlog as number of asylum applications in year ending June 2019 increases by 21% to reach over 32,000
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Refugee Council welcomes increase in positive initial decisions, but worried by a rise in delays
Father of Islamic State fighter fails in judicial review claim
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Thomas Beasley, UK Human Rights Blog
Office for National Statistics publishes latest migration statistics after announcing they should now be considered 'experimental'
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EU immigration continues to fall and is at its lowest level since 2013, but ONS says new data shows error in previous estimates
Why there is a need for mediators in immigration situations
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Elizabeth Bilton, Midlands Dove
The Independent investigates Home Office's outsourcing of visa applications to Dubai-based multinational VFG Global
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Concerns raised over Home Office benefiting financially from VFS' sales of premium services
New House of Commons Library briefing examines how adults can become British citizens by naturalisation
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Useful new report considers the current requirements for naturalisation under the British Nationality Act 1981
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons criticises use of restraint and finds privacy and dignity lacking on deportation flight to Nigeria and Ghana
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Inspection report raises concerns over unnecessary and unacceptable use of restraint
The Times: Home Office made profits of £500 million from immigration and citizenship fees last year
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Analysis shows surplus made from fees for residency and citizenship increased by 91 per cent since 2014
Downing Street announces plans for new fast-track visa route for scientists
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Plans to attract "brightest and best" could see cap on Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visas abolished