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HMI Prisons: Colnbrook immigration removal centre decently run, but let down by inadequate Home Office engagement with detainees

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Date of publication

07 July 2022

Summary

Inspection report published following unannounced visit to removal centre near Heathrow

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases new reports on asylum accommodation at Napier Barracks and immigration system for higher education

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Date of publication

04 July 2022

Summary

Improvements found at Napier, but not to sleeping areas; Immigration routes for students working well

New report by Homeless Link and NACCOM highlights the importance of high quality immigration advice for non-UK nationals facing homelessness

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Date of publication

01 July 2022

Summary

Comprehensive report lays out roadmap for supporting migrants facing homelessness in England

Senior officials tell Commons Home Affairs Committee about Home Office plans to tackle backlog of 89,000 asylum cases

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Date of publication

27 June 2022

Summary

Home Office continuing to expand asylum teams; new flow model introduced to improve decisions

EU Rights and Brexit Hub publishes toolkit for advisers on establishing worker/self-employed status for EEA nationals

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Date of publication

24 June 2022

Summary

Toolkit to help advisers argue client's work should give them qualifying right to reside

Government’s new Bill of Rights proposes major changes to human rights laws, including making it easier to deport foreign criminals

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Date of publication

22 June 2022

Summary

More legislation impacting immigration law has been published today

Medical experts express serious concerns over impact of removals to Rwanda on mental health of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

20 June 2022

Summary

Concerns raised in editorial in Medicine, Science and the Law journal and in BMA public letter

Bar Council and Law Society warn that Prime Minister’s attacks on immigration lawyers are misleading and dangerous

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Date of publication

14 June 2022

Summary

Prime Minister says lawyers are 'effectively abetting the work of the criminal gangs'

Ministry of Justice opens new consultation on legal aid fees for asylum and immigration services

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Date of publication

14 June 2022

Summary

Wide-ranging consultation on new fees is open until 8 August 2022

Doctors of the World report highlights how migrant women face inequalities accessing maternity care in the UK

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Date of publication

13 June 2022

Summary

Report analyses data collected on cohort of 257 pregnant women with insecure immigration status

UNHCR: UK’s migration partnership with Rwanda is unlawful and incompatible with the Refugee Convention

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Date of publication

10 June 2022

Summary

New UNHCR analysis on the legality of the transfer of asylum seekers under the UK-Rwanda arrangement

Groups begin urgent judicial review proceedings in High Court ahead of next week’s first planned flight to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda

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Date of publication

09 June 2022

Summary

Care4Calais, Public and Commercial Services Union and Detention Action will argue policy is unlawful on multiple bases

Public Interest Law Centre and JCWI examines effects of UK immigration law and policy during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Date of publication

06 June 2022

Summary

New report on impact of Covid-19 on migrants, particularly those with insecure immigration status

PRCBC publishes practitioners’ note about new Home Office fee waiver for children seeking to register as British Citizens

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Date of publication

31 May 2022

Summary

£1,012 fee can now be waived under Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

New statistics from ONS and Home Office show high non-EU net migration, with increases in work and study visas, while asylum claims at highest level since 2003

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Date of publication

30 May 2022

Summary

Net migration estimated at +239,000 in year ending June 2021; study visas largest on record in year ending March 2022