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Nationality and Borders Bill passes Parliament and will become law as Labour peers decide it would not be appropriate for the House of Lords to attempt a fourth defeat

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Date of publication

27 April 2022

Summary

Bill successfully passes through Parliament today and will shortly receive royal assent

House of Lords defeats the Nationality and Borders Bill yet again, Lord Pannick says Government is defying credulity to assert the Bill does not breach the Refugee Convection

Latest news

Date of publication

26 April 2022

Summary

Bill sent back to the Commons tonight and promptly sent back to the Lords

New Medical Justice report finds Home Office safeguarding mechanisms within immigration removal centres are flawed, ineffective and harmful

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Date of publication

26 April 2022

Summary

Analysis identifies failures at all levels of safeguarding process and across the detention estate

The “unduly harsh” test considered further by Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

26 April 2022

Written by

Caspar Latham, UK Human Rights Blog

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) delivers latest verdict on TOEIC scandal, finds evidence of widespread cheating is overwhelming and reliable

Latest news

Date of publication

25 April 2022

Summary

New decision departs from SM and Qadir and concludes Secretary of State's evidence is 'amply sufficient'

Why the UK-Rwanda Asylum Deal Risks Harming Global Standards

Blog post

Date of publication

23 April 2022

Written by

Heaven Crawley, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research

Government successfully rejects latest Lords amendments of the Nationality and Borders Bill as it returns to the House of Commons for a second time

Latest news

Date of publication

20 April 2022

Summary

Ping pong continues and the Bill will now return to the House of Lords on Tuesday, 26 April

Work and Pensions Select Committee publishes report examining effects of ‘no recourse to public funds’ policy on children living in poverty

Latest news

Date of publication

19 April 2022

Summary

Parliamentary committee hears harrowing testimony of struggles to afford food and necessities

Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK

Blog post

Date of publication

14 April 2022

Written by

Cristiano d'Orsi via The Conversation

Government announces new migration partnership to enable asylum seekers who enter the UK without permission to be sent to Rwanda

Latest news

Date of publication

14 April 2022

Summary

Prime Minister announces major new asylum policy, acknowledges numerous challenges lie ahead in implementing it

Migrants’ Rights Network publishes practical new guide on carrying out right to work checks

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Date of publication

14 April 2022

Summary

Easy-to-follow guidance produced with the support of the Trades Union Congress

Anything Goes? The Permissive Approach of the ECtHR towards Deprivation of Nationality and Subsequent Expulsion in the Fight against Terrorism

Blog post

Date of publication

12 April 2022

Written by

Maria Martha Gerdes and Samuel Hartwig, Verfassungsblog

Wrongfully removed Afghan child wins Francovich damages

Blog post

Date of publication

12 April 2022

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

MPs find Napier Barracks in Kent still fails to provide suitable accommodation for asylum seekers despite Home Office changes

Latest news

Date of publication

11 April 2022

Summary

Report on February visit to Napier by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Immigration Detention

Nationality and Borders Bill returns to Commons next week, House of Commons Library updates comprehensive briefing paper on Bill’s progress

Latest news

Date of publication

11 April 2022

Summary

MPs set to debate Lords' latest amendments next Wednesday with end of current parliamentary session looming