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Major reforms to Tier 1 visas announced in new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules

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Date of publication

06 December 2018

Summary

Tier 1 (Investor) route suspended, Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route to be replaced

National Audit Office finds Home Office failed to protect rights of Windrush generation

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Date of publication

06 December 2018

Summary

New report says 'hostile environment’ policy failed to consider implications on Windrush generation

Labour MPs introduce bill to limit immigration detention to 28 days

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Date of publication

05 December 2018

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Tulip Siddiq and Paul Blomfield argue current immigration detention system is unfit for purpose

Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights problems asylum seekers face accessing healthcare

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Date of publication

03 December 2018

Summary

Comprehensive new report calls for greater separation of the immigration and healthcare systems

Latest migration statistics report shows a fall in EU immigration is offset by a rise in non-EU immigration

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Date of publication

29 November 2018

Summary

Net migration estimated at +273,000 in the year ending June 2018, but Migration Observatory

New Asylum Aid video guide for asylum seekers going to their asylum appeal hearing

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Date of publication

28 November 2018

Summary

Short film provides information and advice to help asylum seekers prepare for the Tribunal

Alison Thewliss MP says Home Office review into paragraph 322(5) is a disappointing doubling down on an unfair policy

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Date of publication

25 November 2018

Summary

SNP MP accuses Government of a lazy and cynical misapplication of the Immigration Rules

Home Office publishes review into use of paragraph 322(5) for indefinite leave to remain refusals

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Date of publication

22 November 2018

Summary

Government defends majority of refusals as being correct, around 2% of cases accepted as being an error

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines asylum accommodation

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Date of publication

21 November 2018

Summary

Inspection report finds majority of asylum accommodation is not compliant with standards

'Compliant environment': turning ordinary people into border guards should concern everyone in the UK

Blog post

Date of publication

20 November 2018

Written by

Georgie Wemyss, via The Conversation

Supreme Court rules that immigrants without indefinite leave have "precarious" status in UK

Blog post

Date of publication

19 November 2018

Written by

Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog

UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights says destitution is built into UK asylum system

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Date of publication

19 November 2018

Summary

Professor Philip Alston highlights concerns with asylum seekers and legal aid cuts following visit to UK

Supreme Court gives guidance on right to private life in immigration removal cases

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Date of publication

14 November 2018

Summary

Judgment handed down in Rhuppiah (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)

Data-sharing agreement between NHS and Home Office scrapped following legal challenge by Migrants Rights Network

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Date of publication

14 November 2018

Summary

Agreement allowing sharing of NHS data for immigration purposes will be completely withdrawn

Refugee Council welcomes closure of Campsfield House detention centre; Anti-Slavery International welcomes High Court decision on payments to trafficking victims

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Date of publication

12 November 2018

Summary

232-bed centre to close by next May, victim support cuts unlawful