With the Nationality and Borders Bill, the UK is choosing cruelty over morality
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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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Matrix Legal Support Service, UK Supreme Court Blog
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
UNHCR dismayed and deeply concerned by UK’s “neo-colonial” plan to send asylum seekers abroad for processing
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Assistant High Commissioner for Protection warns offshoring would undermine the entire asylum system
House of Commons Library publishes informative new statistical overview of the number of asylum seekers in the UK
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Research briefing provides helpful examination of asylum application numbers, outcomes and appeals
“Powerful reasons” doctrine is no longer good law
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Asad Ali Khan
Nationality and Borders Bill enters Parliament and attempts to make it a criminal offence to illegally enter the UK to seek asylum
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New bill seeks to deter asylum seekers crossing the English Channel by small boat
A hostile environment risks undermining the jab
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Nilmini Roelens
How is immigration status impacting those who want a divorce
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Kerry Smith, K J Smith Solicitors
Refugee Council documents steep rise in number of asylum applicants waiting for an initial decision
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FOI data reveals over 33,000 asylum seekers were waiting over a year for a decision in 2020
Important new ruling on access to British Passports for those subject to nationality deprivation proceedings
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Garden Court Chambers
New strategy report calls for more investment and funding to support the supply of immigration advice in London
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Poor access to immigration advice has widespread impact on people's lives, and funders can't afford to ignore it