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Wide-ranging new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published

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Date of publication

10 September 2021

Summary

Latest statement makes 186 pages of changes, including Covid concessions and rebranding of Tier 5 to Temporary Work routes

APPG on Immigration Detention raises numerous concerns over use of former barracks as asylum accommodation, including inadequate access to legal advice

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Date of publication

09 September 2021

Summary

Interim report of inquiry into use of large-scale, institutional sites to house asylum seekers

New two-volume book on sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims in Europe available as free download

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Date of publication

07 September 2021

Summary

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum (SOGICA) project publishes Queering Asylum in Europe

EU migrants continue to fall through the cracks – and into the hands of traffickers

Blog post

Date of publication

06 September 2021

Written by

Siso Sibanda, 1 Absolute Advisor

Institute for Public Policy Research finds ‘no recourse to public funds’ system is no longer fit for purpose and needs to be reformed

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Date of publication

06 September 2021

Summary

New report provides overview of how NRPF impacts everyday lives of people subject to immigration control

Home Office confirms temporary Covid-19 adjustments for right to work checks are extended until April 2022

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Date of publication

02 September 2021

Summary

Updated Home Office guidance indicates remote right to work checks will become permanent option in future

Reports warn EU citizens at risk of being caught up in hostile environment immigration policies after EU Settlement Scheme deadline

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Date of publication

01 September 2021

Summary

the3million, the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit and University of Cambridge academics highlight post-Brexit problems ahead

Despite concerns over Channel crossings, UK sees a fall in asylum claims in year ending June 2021, but asylum backlog is up sharply

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Date of publication

26 August 2021

Summary

Migration Observatory: asylum backlog now nine times higher than it was a decade ago

UN publishes summary report following major global conference on protection and solutions for LGBTIQ+ people in forced displacement

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Date of publication

24 August 2021

Summary

UNHCR says there has never been a greater need to improve protection of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees

Where do Afghanistan’s refugees go?

Blog post

Date of publication

24 August 2021

Written by

Tazreena Sajjad via The Conversation

HM Revenue and Customs shared tax data of over 460,000 migrants with the Home Office between 2015 and 2020

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Date of publication

23 August 2021

Summary

Controversy continues over use of paragraph 322(5) to deny applications for indefinite leave to remain

Home Office factsheet suggests Afghan asylum seekers who enter UK without permission would be criminalised under Nationality and Borders Bill

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Date of publication

19 August 2021

Summary

Factsheet provides further details about new Afghanistan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme

UK announces new resettlement scheme for Afghans; refugee and migrant groups say Government must also now abandon plans to criminalise asylum seekers

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Date of publication

18 August 2021

Summary

JCWI and others say resettlement-only approach to refugee protection is not enough

Switching immigration category while present in the UK

Blog post

Date of publication

17 August 2021

Written by

Gary McIndoe, Latitude Law

Academic report finds Australian model for offshore processing of asylum seekers, which UK proposes to copy, is ineffective, costly and cruel

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Date of publication

16 August 2021

Summary

Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law says failed policy should not be replicated by other countries