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Immigration Bill 2015-2016 published; New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

17 September 2015

Summary

Parliament publishes the Immigration Bill, Home Office publishes 17-page statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC437)

ECJ rules EU Member States may exclude jobseekers from certain non-contributory benefits

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Date of publication

15 September 2015

Summary

European Court of Justice allows Germany to deny benefits to EU jobseekers

EU Member States agree to relocate 40,000 refugees, but UK won't participate

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Date of publication

15 September 2015

Summary

Extraordinary Council meeting of EU ministers agrees initial relocation of 40,000 refugees, with a further 120,000 proposed

Children's Commissioner: Family Migration Rules separate 15,000 children from a parent

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Date of publication

11 September 2015

Summary

New report says Immigration Rules leave up to 15,000 children able to communicate with one parent only via Skype

JCWI says Right to Rent scheme encourages discrimination against all migrants and ethnic minorities

Latest news

Date of publication

09 September 2015

Summary

JCWI's evaluation of the Immigration Act's Right to Rent scheme finds worrying direct and indirect impacts on tenants and landlords

Inconsistency in asylum appeal adjudication

Blog post

Date of publication

08 September 2015

Written by

Nick Gill, Rebecca Rotter, Andrew Burridge, Melanie Griffiths and Jennifer Allsopp

Cameron says Britain will take in thousands of Syrian refugees

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Date of publication

07 September 2015

Summary

PM says Britain will resettle thousands more refugees under existing schemes, UNHCR issues key guidelines for Europe

Image of dead Syrian child focuses media attention on the human cost of the refugee crisis

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Date of publication

03 September 2015

Summary

Photo of drowned Syrian toddler sparks outcry, increases pressure on Cameron for UK to do more to help with Europe's refugee crisis

Children’s Society says vulnerable migrant children are being left in legal limbo

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Date of publication

02 September 2015

Summary

New report finds consideration of the long-term needs of separated migrant children in the UK is often forgotten

Theresa May calls for a return to the original principle of EU free movement, Angela Merkel calls for Europe to share responsibility for refugees

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Date of publication

01 September 2015

Summary

Home Secretary says net migration levels "simply unsustainable", German Chancellor says refugee crisis is testing Europe's core ideals

Net migration to the UK reaches record high

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Date of publication

27 August 2015

Summary

Latest ONS report shows net migration in the year ending March 2015 reached an all-time high of 330,000

Illegal working punishable by up to six months in prison and an unlimited fine under new Immigration Bill

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Date of publication

26 August 2015

Summary

Immigration Bill to set tough penalties for illegal workers and employers, Migrants' Rights Network warns prison is "grossly disproportionate"

Germany suspends Dublin Regulation procedures for asylum seekers from Syria

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Date of publication

25 August 2015

Summary

German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees issues internal instructions suspending Dublin procedures for Syrians

Court of Appeal grants permission to appeal in Naziri and Others on returns to Afghanistan

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Date of publication

24 August 2015

Summary

Lord Justice Clarke grants permission to appeal and interim relief staying the removal of 30 appellants in Naziri & Ors

Without papers but not without rights: the basic social rights of irregular migrants

Blog post

Date of publication

20 August 2015

Written by

Nils Muižnieks