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High Court finds fee in excess of £1,000 for children to register as British citizens is unlawful

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19 December 2019

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Mr Justice Jay hands down judgment in case brought by Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens with support of Amnesty International UK

Conservative majority means Brexit, a new “Australian-style points-based system”, and possibly a new government department for borders and immigration

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16 December 2019

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Government promises the "fundamental principle of the new immigration system is that the government will be in control"

Maternity Action says NHS charging exemptions for migrant women who experience violence do not work in practice

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13 December 2019

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Women survivors of domestic and sexual violence, trafficking, and FGM are being doubly punished by NHS charges

ECPAT UK and Missing Children Europe look at how to better protect children in migration from trafficking and exploitation

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11 December 2019

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New report highlights findings of project to identify gaps in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children migrating in Europe

Boris Johnson gives more details on post-Brexit immigration system and the categories of visas to be issued

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08 December 2019

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Prime Minister claims numbers will come down and says unskilled workers will have no pathway to residency

Notice for EIN members: Membership rates as from 1 January 2020

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Date of publication

04 December 2019

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Brief notice on EIN's new prices which will take effect from next year

Two recent EU reports look at asylum procedures for children and integration for child refugees

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04 December 2019

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New reports from European Asylum Support Office and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Freedom from Torture says Supreme Court judgment on false imprisonment of asylum seekers is scathing indictment of Home Office practices

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02 December 2019

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Significant ruling finds those detained up to March 2017 for Dublin III removal were unlawfully detained

Latest ONS statistics show EU net migration falling and non-EU net migration rising to give broadly stable overall figure

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28 November 2019

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Net migration to the UK in the year ending June 2019 estimated at 212,000

Migrant Voice survey finds a significant number of people experience problems applying to the EU Settlement Scheme

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Date of publication

27 November 2019

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Report finds concerns over difficulty of applying and negative impact it has on health and wellbeing

Conservative manifesto pledges an Australian-style points-based immigration system with more controls to reduce numbers and attract the “best and brightest”

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24 November 2019

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Manifesto policies include a "firmer and fairer" system, new visa routes, an increase in cost of health surcharge

Labour manifesto promises to end hostile environment and establish a humane immigration system built on human rights that meets UK’s skills shortages

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21 November 2019

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Immigration policies include ending indefinite detention and scrapping the 2014 Immigration Act

Liberal Democrats manifesto policies include retaining free movement, scrapping the hostile environment and introducing a time limit on immigration detention

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20 November 2019

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Lib Dems say immigration system in desperate need of reform and promise a fair system that works for everyone

Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee publishes report on the human cost of irregular migration

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Date of publication

19 November 2019

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Report warns a focus on closing borders will drive migrants to take more dangerous routes, and push them into the hands of criminal groups

Refugee groups bitterly disappointed after Scottish Court of Session rules Serco's policy of evicting refused asylum seekers is lawful

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Date of publication

18 November 2019

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Groups warn several hundred people at risk of summary eviction following ruling in Ali v Serco