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Independent Review of Administrative Law recommends that Cart JR applications be discontinued due to low success levels

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Date of publication

19 March 2021

Summary

Government confirms it intends to implement recommendation and remove avenue of lodging Cart Judicial Reviews

High Court hears legal challenge against no recourse to public funds policy brought by 5-year-old born in the UK

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Date of publication

18 March 2021

Summary

Challenge argues policy indirectly discriminates on grounds of race, due to disproportionate impact on black children

Home Office says research showing high failure rate of last-minute appeals against deportation shows need for reform

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Date of publication

16 March 2021

Summary

Report looks at legal issues raised by immigration detainees between 2017 and 2019

Public Accounts Committee criticises government’s ‘litany of failure’ in delivery of digital border programmes

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Date of publication

12 March 2021

Summary

Report finds Home Office struggles to delivery technology programmes at staggering cost to taxpayer

Comprehensive new EASO judicial analysis on vulnerability in the context of applications for international protection

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Date of publication

10 March 2021

Summary

260-page analysis aims to contribute to improved awareness of when and how to take into account the vulnerability of an applicant

House of Commons Library considers implications of Brexit for British citizens wishing to travel, live, work or study in the EU

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Date of publication

08 March 2021

Summary

Overview of the implications of the UK's new relationship with the EU and the end of free movement

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds ‘fundamental failures of leadership and planning’ in use of former army barracks as asylum accommodation

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Date of publication

08 March 2021

Summary

Critical key findings released from ongoing inspection into Home Office use of contingency asylum accommodation

First statement of changes to the Immigration Rules for 2021 released, includes opening of the new Graduate route

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Date of publication

04 March 2021

Summary

108-page HC 1248 brings significant changes for Graduate route and numerous other changes elsewhere

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants highlights impact of Covid-19 on migrants with No Recourse to Public Funds

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Date of publication

03 March 2021

Summary

Brief new report finds NRPF is a public health risk and causes destitution

The Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust opens applications for its 2021 award

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Date of publication

03 March 2021

Summary

Annual £2,000 award for women from immigrant or refugee background who intend to practice or teach law

University College London Press publishes new academic textbook on queer migration and asylum in Europe

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Date of publication

02 March 2021

Summary

Study looking at the lived experiences of LGBTQ migrants and asylum seekers available as a free Open Access download

High Court finds lack of access to legal aid advice for immigration detainees in prisons is unlawful

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Date of publication

25 February 2021

Summary

Mr Justice Swift rules detainees in prisons are discriminated against compared to those in Immigration Removal Centres when accessing advice

Women’s groups call on the Government to extend the Domestic Abuse Bill to protect all migrant women

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Date of publication

24 February 2021

Summary

Groups highlight lack of refuge spaces for migrant women with no recourse to public funds

Privacy International publishes results of its research into the databases and surveillance tools used by the UK borders, immigration, and citizenship system

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Date of publication

19 February 2021

Summary

Informative new report looks at the "vast yet highly opaque system upon which millions of people rely"

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that £1,012 fee for children to register as a British citizen is unlawful

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Date of publication

18 February 2021

Summary

Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens 'delighted' by today's judgment