Supreme court rules Rwanda plan unlawful: a legal expert explains the judgment, and what happens next
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Supreme Court rules sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, delivering huge blow to Government’s immigration legislation
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Court finds there is a real risk that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda would face refoulement
Bail for Immigration Detainees finds complex and inaccessible exceptional case funding for legal aid is denying people access to justice
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New report says ECF presents hurdle after hurdle for those challenging deportation decisions
European Court of Human Rights announces changes to procedure for interim measures, clarifying use in ‘exceptional circumstances’ only
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Changes follow criticism from UK in wake of 2022 interim measures preventing removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda
James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as new Home Secretary just days before Rwanda policy judgment
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New Home Secretary has made relatively few contributions on subject of immigration or asylum in Commons debates
Domestic Abuse Commissioner calls for ban on police and other services reporting victims to immigration enforcement
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Every police force has shared data with Immigration Enforcement but no action was taken that would justify the practice
The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme: a model for the future?
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Krish Kandiah, Sanctuary Foundation, via Forced Migration Review
Government to add India and Georgia to list of safe countries of origin for asylum seekers
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Countries added to list due to increase in number of Indian and Georgian nationals arriving in UK via small boat
Institute for Public Policy Research proposes a ‘progressive and pragmatic’ approach to managing asylum seekers arriving by small boat
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Progressive thinktank says Rwanda policy will likely fail, and calls for humane, evidence-based and deliverable alternative
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland says hotel-type accommodation violates human rights of asylum-seeking children
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New report finds hotel-type accommodation is dangerous, exacerbates trauma, and can damage health
Immigration Health Surcharge to increase on 16 January 2024
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Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants
Public Accounts Committee finds Home Office’s asylum transformation programme risks making a bad situation worse
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New report says incomplete and unrealistic plan ignores the impact of a rapid clearing of asylum backlog
Are Stateless Claimants Disadvantaged Within Asylum Procedures? New Evidence from the UK Context
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Thomas McGee, PhD researcher at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness (Melbourne Law School)
Government announces it is reducing number of hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers
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Immigration minister says 50 hotels to be returned to normal use by February due to decline in small boat crossings
What's happening with the Afghan relocation legal challenges?
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Ben Amunwa, Law mostly