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Northern Ireland High Court finds Illegal Migration Act is incompatible with European Convention on Human Rights and EU Withdrawal Agreement

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Date of publication

13 May 2024

Summary

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission welcomes judgment finding Act breaches Article 2(1) of the Windsor Framework and the ECHR

Labour Party leader pledges to restore a rules-based asylum system and scrap the Rwanda policy

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Date of publication

12 May 2024

Summary

Keir Starmer sets out Labour's approach to asylum in major speech

Jesuit Refugee Service finds a culture of abuse and mistreatment is endemic in immigration detention in the UK

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Date of publication

09 May 2024

Summary

New report finds toxic culture uncovered at Brook House in 2017 remains pervasive across UK's IRCs

Proof of continuous residence in the UK

Blog post

Date of publication

08 May 2024

Written by

Danielle Cohen

Asylum Aid begins legal challenge over Home Office’s new Safety of Rwanda policy

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Date of publication

07 May 2024

Summary

Charity argues new policy is unlawful as it fundamentally misunderstands section 4 of the Safety of Rwanda Act

FDA union begins legal challenge over Safety of Rwanda Act as it conflicts with civil servants’ duty to act lawfully

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Date of publication

01 May 2024

Summary

Union which represents senior civil servants submits judicial review application

Long Residence Applications – Where Are We Now?

Blog post

Date of publication

01 May 2024

Written by

Gary McIndoe, Latitude Law

Immigration legal sector responds with offers of advice and representation as Safety of Rwanda Act becomes law

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Date of publication

01 May 2024

Summary

Wilsons, Duncan Lewis and Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit among those able to provide assistance

Parliamentary groups find migrants are more likely to experience poverty and destitution due to current immigration policies

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Date of publication

01 May 2024

Summary

APPG on Migration and APPG on Poverty publish results of inquiry into effects of immigration policy on poverty

Uncertainty grows for international graduates in the UK ahead of MAC’s crucial Graduate visa review

Blog post

Date of publication

29 April 2024

Written by

Yash Dubal

AIDA publishes latest update of its detailed overview of UK’s asylum system

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Date of publication

29 April 2024

Summary

Invaluable resource by European Council on Refugees and Exiles' Asylum Information Database gets annual update

Refugees: English Law’s Protection or Persecution?

Blog post

Date of publication

29 April 2024

Written by

Professor Leslie Thomas KC, Gresham College

Refugee Council says UK asylum system is heading towards a ‘catastrophic meltdown’ due to recent legislation

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Date of publication

25 April 2024

Summary

Illegal Migration Act 2023 and new Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 will create "huge cost and chaos"

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner issues new Code of Standards to take effect from September

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Date of publication

25 April 2024

Summary

Following a recent consultation, OISC publishes new standards of conduct to be met by regulated immigration advisers

Parliament passes bill declaring Rwanda safe – but can it really be called a law at all?

Blog post

Date of publication

24 April 2024

Written by

Joshua Jowitt, Newcastle University, via The Conversation