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Blog series by the UK Administrative Justice Institute considers the Home Office’s handling of immigration complaints

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Date of publication

12 August 2021

Summary

Informative new academic research by Robert Thomas, Professor of Public Law at the University of Manchester

New House of Commons Library briefing looks at the entitlement to benefits for migrants in the UK

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Date of publication

10 August 2021

Summary

Overview of what benefits can be claimed by asylum seekers and refugees; and EEA and non-EEA nationals

Home Office announces that people applying late to now-closed EU Settlement Scheme will have rights protected while application is determined

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Date of publication

06 August 2021

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Groups welcome important policy U-turn protecting EU citizens applying after June deadline

African Union condemns “in the strongest terms possible” Denmark’s plans to send asylum seekers abroad for processing

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Date of publication

03 August 2021

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55-country body criticises European attempts to shift asylum burden to developing countries

House of Commons Justice Committee finds a rigid system of fixed fees and low pay is leaving legal aid firms struggling

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Date of publication

02 August 2021

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Report highlights impact of legal aid 'advice deserts' on immigration and asylum law

Informative new European Network on Statelessness report examines childhood statelessness in the UK

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Date of publication

29 July 2021

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Report finds significant law, policy, and practice gaps exist in understanding and addressing childhood statelessness

Government’s ambitious ‘innovation strategy’ outlines plans for new visa routes to make the UK the easiest country in the world for top talent to enter

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Date of publication

27 July 2021

Summary

Plans include High Potential Individual route, a scale-up route and a revitalised Innovator route

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and HMI Prisons publish full inspection report on the use of former army barracks as contingency asylum accommodation

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Date of publication

26 July 2021

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Inspectors found impoverished and run-down conditions at Penally Camp in Pembrokeshire and Napier Barracks in Kent

UNHCR says it is saddened to see the Nationality and Borders Bill pass its second reading stage in Parliament

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Date of publication

21 July 2021

Summary

Criminalising asylum seekers is unacceptable, the UN Refugee Agency said in a statement today

New House of Commons Library briefing on the Nationality and Borders Bill as it continues its progress through Parliament

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Date of publication

20 July 2021

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MPs debate controversial immigration bill that had its second reading in Parliament yesterday

Report by Bail for Immigration Detainees and Medical Justice documents immense harm caused by Covid confinement practices on immigration detainees in prison

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Date of publication

19 July 2021

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Detainees face effective prolonged solitary confinement with 22 to 24 hours in cell

International Commission of Jurists publishes new edition of comprehensive practitioners’ guide on migration and international human rights law

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Date of publication

16 July 2021

Summary

424-page guide to help migrants and lawyers defend and uphold the rights of any person crossing an international border

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust report examines the controversial practices used when charging migrants for health care

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Date of publication

15 July 2021

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South-east London NHS Trust used credit check firm to find and pursue patients who could be charged for treatment

Home Affairs Committee welcomes new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route, but concerned by gaps in scheme for young people

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Date of publication

13 July 2021

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Parliamentary committee says scheme is important expression of UK's historic commitment to support citizens of Hong Kong

UNHCR dismayed and deeply concerned by UK’s “neo-colonial” plan to send asylum seekers abroad for processing

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Date of publication

08 July 2021

Summary

Assistant High Commissioner for Protection warns offshoring would undermine the entire asylum system