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British Red Cross and VOICES Network take a comprehensive look at women’s experiences of seeking asylum in the UK

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Date of publication

27 January 2022

Summary

50-page report finds asylum system is not sensitive to gender and does not provide the support women need

How will the right to work in the UK change in 2022?

Blog post

Date of publication

25 January 2022

Written by

Chander Bagga, Valens Solicitors

Akinsanya judgment in Court of Appeal: Home Secretary must re-think EUSS rules for Zambrano carers

Blog post

Date of publication

25 January 2022

Written by

Hackney Community Law Centre, Simon Cox and Michael Spencer

New statement of changes to Immigration Rules adds care workers to the Shortage Occupation List

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Date of publication

24 January 2022

Summary

As announced in December, Immigration Rules changed to help tackle shortages in care sector

JCWI examines the experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Date of publication

24 January 2022

Summary

Covid exposed and exacerbated existing inequalities, significantly worsening situation of undocumented

Joint Committee on Human Rights finds Nationality and Borders Bill’s reform of asylum would fail to meet UK’s human rights obligations

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Date of publication

21 January 2022

Summary

Parliamentary committee looks at Bill's asylum provisions, Home Office decision-making, age assessments, and deprivation of citizenship

Legal opinion by leading immigration barristers finds clause 9 of Nationality and Borders Bill gives Home Secretary “exorbitant, ill-defined and unconstitutional” power to remove citizenship

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Date of publication

19 January 2022

Summary

Joint opinion by Raza Husain QC, Eleanor Mitchell and Jason Pobjoy published by Good Law Project

Ghana completely rejects claims that it would be willing to receive asylum seekers from the UK for offshore processing

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Date of publication

18 January 2022

Summary

Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says media reports are untrue

UN rights experts say Nationality and Borders Bill fails to respect the UK’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law

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Date of publication

18 January 2022

Summary

Four Special Rapporteurs restate their serious concerns over the Bill; UNHCR issues new observations

Globally mobile talent: "Coming to a business hub near you" in Spring 2022 - A review of UK Innovation Strategy

Blog post

Date of publication

17 January 2022

Written by

Nilmini Roelens, Roelens Solicitors

New guidance from the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) on electronic bundles and the CE-File electronic filing service

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Date of publication

15 January 2022

Summary

Guidance applying to all cases in the UTIAC issued by Mr Justice Lane

Four new reports by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration are published

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Date of publication

13 January 2022

Summary

Inspections on the Home Office's Chief Caseworker Unit; the EU Settlement Scheme; ePassport gates; and queue management at Birmingham Airport

Following recent article in the Guardian, the Home Office confirms it is not returning refused asylum seekers to Syria

Latest news

Date of publication

11 January 2022

Summary

Government reaffirms Syria remains unsafe after Home Office decision suggested asylum seeker could be safely returned

Home Office publishes response to independent commissioner’s report on domestic abuse survivors with insecure immigration status

Latest news

Date of publication

10 January 2022

Summary

Safety Before Status report called for recognition of 'immigration abuse' as particular form of domestic abuse

Nationality and Borders Bill: many of the proposals will negatively affect children, not just those concerning them directly

Blog post

Date of publication

07 January 2022

Written by

Ilona Pinter, British Politics and Policy at LSE