New Judgment: R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38
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House of Commons Justice Committee finds a rigid system of fixed fees and low pay is leaving legal aid firms struggling
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Report highlights impact of legal aid 'advice deserts' on immigration and asylum law
Informative new European Network on Statelessness report examines childhood statelessness in the UK
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Report finds significant law, policy, and practice gaps exist in understanding and addressing childhood statelessness
Home Office barriers stand in the way of a fairer immigration system seeking the ‘best and brightest’ global talent
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Naga Kandiah and Samir Pasha
Government’s ambitious ‘innovation strategy’ outlines plans for new visa routes to make the UK the easiest country in the world for top talent to enter
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Plans include High Potential Individual route, a scale-up route and a revitalised Innovator route
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and HMI Prisons publish full inspection report on the use of former army barracks as contingency asylum accommodation
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Inspectors found impoverished and run-down conditions at Penally Camp in Pembrokeshire and Napier Barracks in Kent
Time spent in the UK as a visitor counts as 'residence' for ILR
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Asad Ali Khan
UNHCR says it is saddened to see the Nationality and Borders Bill pass its second reading stage in Parliament
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Criminalising asylum seekers is unacceptable, the UN Refugee Agency said in a statement today
New House of Commons Library briefing on the Nationality and Borders Bill as it continues its progress through Parliament
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MPs debate controversial immigration bill that had its second reading in Parliament yesterday
With the Nationality and Borders Bill, the UK is choosing cruelty over morality
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Aaron Gates-Lincoln
Report by Bail for Immigration Detainees and Medical Justice documents immense harm caused by Covid confinement practices on immigration detainees in prison
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Detainees face effective prolonged solitary confinement with 22 to 24 hours in cell
New Judgment: Sanambar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 30
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International Commission of Jurists publishes new edition of comprehensive practitioners’ guide on migration and international human rights law
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424-page guide to help migrants and lawyers defend and uphold the rights of any person crossing an international border
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust report examines the controversial practices used when charging migrants for health care
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South-east London NHS Trust used credit check firm to find and pursue patients who could be charged for treatment
Home Affairs Committee welcomes new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route, but concerned by gaps in scheme for young people
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Parliamentary committee says scheme is important expression of UK's historic commitment to support citizens of Hong Kong