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Labour Party promises new Immigration Bill within 100 days

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Date of publication

28 April 2015

Summary

Ed Miliband says new Bill would feature in first Queen's Speech, says Labour will only make "credible" promises on immigration it can keep

Court of Session examines interplay between Article 8 and the Immigration Rules

Blog post

Date of publication

28 April 2015

Written by

Fraser Simpson, UK Human Rights Blog

UN Human Rights Commissioner calls on UK to curb tabloid hate speech against migrants and refugees

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Date of publication

24 April 2015

Summary

UN rights chief issues statement against "inflammatory and unacceptable" language after Katie Hopkins column in The Sun calls migrants "cockroaches"

The Independent: Landmark Upper Tribunal decision orders Home Office to arrange the return of deported family

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Date of publication

22 April 2015

Summary

Mr Justice Cranston rules mother and five-year-old son deported to Nigeria in January must be located and returned to UK

European Commission issues ten point action plan on migration in response to the crisis in the Mediterranean

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Date of publication

21 April 2015

Summary

EC agrees immediate action plan as Europe faces up to the dire situation in the Mediterranean Sea

EC says new European Migration Strategy being prepared as death toll of migrants in the Mediterranean rises

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Date of publication

20 April 2015

Summary

European Commission says new strategy to be adopted in May in response to over 1,000 migrant deaths in the Mediterranean in recent days

Upper Tribunal to hear important judicial review on whether it is safe to return people to Afghanistan

Latest news

Date of publication

16 April 2015

Summary

Duncan Lewis legal challenge will argue escalation of violence means no return to Afghanistan can be considered safe

Important Changes To Appeal Procedures in Extradition Law

Blog post

Date of publication

15 April 2015

Written by

Gherson

Conservative manifesto repeats pledge on cutting net migration, says 'deport first, appeal later' will extend to all undocumented migrants

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Date of publication

14 April 2015

Summary

Conservatives pledge to extend the 'deport first, appeal later' rule to all non-asylum immigration appeals and judicial reviews by illegal immigrants

Labour manifesto says border controls need strengthening, low-skilled migration needs to come down

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Date of publication

13 April 2015

Summary

Labour Party manifesto sets out the party's pledges on immigration ahead of election, including ending indefinite immigration detention

Grand Chamber of ECtHR 'dodges' ruling on the merits of gay asylum complaint in M.E. v Sweden

Blog post

Date of publication

10 April 2015

Written by

Paul Johnson, ECHR Sexual Orientation Blog

'I Am An Immigrant' poster campaign aims to challenge negative political rhetoric on migrants

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Date of publication

09 April 2015

Summary

JCWI/Movement Against Xenophobia posters to appear at stations across the UK with the message that it is time to celebrate, not vilify migrants

Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust award for 2015

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Date of publication

08 April 2015

Summary

Applications open for award of £2,000 toward legal study costs for women from an immigrant or refugee background

High Court dismisses appeal against deportation by Nigerian LGBT rights campaigner Aderonke Apata

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Date of publication

07 April 2015

Summary

Court says high-profile Nigerian lesbian can be deported, agreeing with earlier Tribunal finding that her sexuality was fabricated, but case to now go to Court of Appeal

NHS charges for migrants being introduced from today

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Date of publication

06 April 2015

Summary

Nationals from outside the EEA coming to the UK for longer than six months will need to pay a health surcharge from today