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Government attempts to clarify post-Brexit immigration system fail to clear confusion

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Date of publication

28 July 2017

Summary

Immigration minister says freedom of movement ends March 2019, Home Secretary says transitional period first

Supreme Court: Burden of proving 'marriage of convenience' falls on Home Office

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26 July 2017

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Judgment handed down in Sadovska and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 54

JCWI: Changes to Immigration Rules on minimum income requirement are a step forward, but serious concerns remain

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Date of publication

25 July 2017

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New rules "unnecessarily complex and place a lot of discretion in hands of Home Office staff"

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee calls current migration calculations 'wholly inadequate'

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Date of publication

21 July 2017

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Report says data used to calculate net migration is inaccurate

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to give effect to MM (Lebanon)

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Date of publication

20 July 2017

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Immigration minister Brandon Lewis announces Statement of Changes as Parliament breaks for summer recess

Migration Observatory: 150,000 people naturalised as British citizens in 2016

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Date of publication

20 July 2017

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Updated briefing on trends in naturalisation as a British citizen, numbers up from 2015 but down from 2009-2013 peak

UNHCR calls for action to improve the situation of unaccompanied refugee children in Europe

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Date of publication

18 July 2017

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UNHCR, UNICEF and IRC publish roadmap for action

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases ten new reports

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Date of publication

14 July 2017

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Country of origin information, citizenship character requirement for young persons among report topics

Refugee Action says Government is failing to provide necessary asylum support

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Date of publication

11 July 2017

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Report finds asylum seekers wrongly denied assistance or facing long delays

Scottish Parliament committee finds destitution is built into UK asylum process

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Date of publication

10 July 2017

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Equalities and Human Rights Committee examines destitution, asylum and insecure immigration status in Scotland

EASO publishes 2016 annual report on asylum in the EU

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Date of publication

07 July 2017

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Asylum claims in the EU in 2016 down compared to 2015, but still exceed 1 million

Bar Standards Board publishes new guidance on immigration and asylum legal issues

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Date of publication

04 July 2017

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Two new guidance documents - one for the public, one for professionals

Home Secretary announces expansion of resettlement scheme for Syrian refugees

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Date of publication

03 July 2017

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Scheme will now extend to refugees of all nationalities who have fled the conflict in Syria

Report examines plight of children brought up in the UK who are unable to secure regular immigration status

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Date of publication

29 June 2017

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Coram Children's Legal Centre report finds lack of legal aid and quality legal representation

Government publishes proposals for the rights of EU citizens after Brexit

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Date of publication

26 June 2017

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Policy paper proposes creation of a new 'settled status' for EU citizens who arrive before a cut-off date