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High Court rules children's services departments must support age disputed asylum seekers
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Benefit of the doubt must be given to asylum seeker pending the determination of age assessment
Supreme Court allows appeal in 'Minimum Income Requirement' case
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No5 Chambers
ONS: Net migration drops 49,000 in year ending September 2016
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Office for National Statistics estimates net migration at +273,000, down from previous year
Updated House of Commons Library briefing on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
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Full text of House of Commons Library's briefing, updated after Supreme Court ruling in MM (Lebanon)
Supreme Court rules minimum income requirement for partner visas is lawful in principle
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Court finds income threshold is lawful in principle, but can be unlawful in individual cases involving children
Law Gazette: Sharp decline in the number of judges in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal
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Tribunal sees drop in number of judges and rise in backlog of appeals
Home Office agrees to review Calais child refugee claims after ending Dubs scheme
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Agreement made with French authorities to review new information from children formerly resident in Calais camp
JCWI: Immigration Act's Right to Rent scheme is causing discrimination
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Major new report says immigration checks mean foreign nationals are discriminated against in rental market
BID: Prisoners detained under immigration powers are denied access to legal advice
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Bail for Immigration Detainees finds just 22% of detainees in prison have an immigration solicitor
Asylum seekers are left destitute and homeless due to a lack of legal aid
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Ronagh Craddock, openDemocracy
Court of Appeal unveils new "short form" judgment
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Judges encouraged to stop unnecessarily long judgments and replace them with more concise rulings
EU states must issue entry visas on humanitarian grounds if refusal risks torture
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European Court of Justice opinion by Advocate General Mengozzi finds in favour of asylum seekers
Independent Chief Inspector says Border Force failing to identify victims of modern slavery
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Inspection report finds number of potential victims of modern slavery identified is low
British Red Cross reports rise in destitute asylum seekers and refugees in 2016
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Charity sees a 10 per cent increase in numbers helped by its destitution services across the UK