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House of Commons Library looks back at five years of Coalition immigration and asylum policy

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Date of publication

25 March 2015

Summary

New briefing on the changes made by the Coalition Government of 2010 - 2015 in immigration and asylum

Joint Committee on Human Rights says treatment of child migrants has grown worse during current Parliament

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Date of publication

24 March 2015

Summary

Parliamentary report critical of Government's treatment of migrant children and says legal aid reforms a significant black mark on its human rights record

Asylum claims surge 44% in the EU in 2014

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Date of publication

20 March 2015

Summary

Large increase in asylum applicants in the EU sees numbers top 600,000, but only a modest increase for the UK

Home Office confirms change to the further submissions process will go ahead

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Date of publication

19 March 2015

Summary

Following earlier deferral, Home Office says all further submissions will have to be made in person in Liverpool from 30 March 2015

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules aims to deter Syrian asylum seekers

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Date of publication

16 March 2015

Summary

Government removes the transit without visa exemption in respect of Syrian citizens in order to deter asylum seekers fleeing war zone

New House of Commons Library briefing on measures to limit migrants' access to benefits

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Date of publication

16 March 2015

Summary

New briefing as Social Security Advisory Committee warns withdrawal of Universal Credit from EEA nationals could lead to a significant number of families suffering hardship

Justice Committee says Government's civil legal aid reforms have failed in three of their four objectives

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Date of publication

12 March 2015

Summary

Parliamentary committee says legal aid cuts have harmed access to justice for some litigants and have not delivered better value for money

House of Lords Committee says UK may not be meeting its human rights obligations in extradition process

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Date of publication

10 March 2015

Summary

New report raises concerns over the system of accepting assurances to offset the risk of extradition leading to human rights abuse

Supreme Court dismisses Secretary of State's appeal on designated state status of Jamaica and risk to homosexuals

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Date of publication

04 March 2015

Summary

Court hands down judgment in R (on the application of Jamar Brown (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 8

Parliamentary report says immigration detention used too frequently and calls for 28 day limit

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Date of publication

03 March 2015

Summary

All Party Parliamentary Groups on refugees and migration release report following inquiry into the use of immigration detention

Channel 4 News investigation raises fresh concerns over Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre

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Date of publication

02 March 2015

Summary

Undercover investigation reveals racist, sexist and violent attitudes by guards at notorious immigration removal centre

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published

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Date of publication

26 February 2015

Summary

Substantial new 243-page Statement of Changes makes numerous changes to the Immigration Rules

Increase in immigration sees net migration to the UK rise to 298,000

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Date of publication

26 February 2015

Summary

Latest Office for National Statistics reports shows immigration to the UK rises to 624,000 in year ending September 2014

APPG on Migration says closure of post-study work route has made the UK a less attractive destination for international students

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Date of publication

24 February 2015

Summary

New report examines negative impact that closure of the former post-study work visa has had on British businesses and universities

Home Office releases its fifth 'migrant journey' report

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Date of publication

19 February 2015

Summary

The latest in a series of releases explores non-EEA migrants' journeys through the UK's immigration system