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Court of Appeal quashes convictions of asylum seekers found guilty of breaching immigration law for helping to steer boats across the Channel

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22 December 2021

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Lord Justice Edis says law was misunderstood when investigating, charging and prosecuting the cases

Home Office rejects calls for a firewall with police to prevent sharing data about victims of crime with insecure immigration status

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20 December 2021

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Review published in response to data-sharing complaint submitted by Liberty and Southall Black Sisters

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons finds asylum seekers arriving in Kent continue to be held in poor and unsatisfactory facilities

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16 December 2021

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Concerns raised in previous inspection in 2020 remain, and people are now being held longer

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules clarifies rules concerning the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)

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14 December 2021

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Brief new 11-page statement published, with changes taking effect from 4pm today

APPG on Immigration Detention releases its full, and highly critical, inquiry report into the use of sites such as Napier Barracks and Penally Camp for asylum accommodation

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13 December 2021

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Report details profound harm caused by prison-like and "fundamentally unsuitable" institutional accomodation

Nationality and Borders Bill heads for the Lords after passing its final third reading in the Commons

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08 December 2021

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By 298 votes to 231, MPs vote through the most significant overhaul of asylum system in decades

Home Office confirms it will not lift the ban that prevents asylum seekers from working

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08 December 2021

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Government responds to Lift the Ban coalition's campaign and 2018 report following a review

Parliamentary committee calls on Government to amend plans to scrap Cart judicial reviews, noting they provide important protection against legal errors by the immigration tribunal

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07 December 2021

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Cart JRs safeguard against serious human rights abuses or even death

Citizens Advice report highlights the harm caused by the no recourse to public funds policy

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06 December 2021

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New research published following the first representative study on people with NRPF

Joint Committee on Human Rights: Nationality and Borders Bill is littered with measures that are incompatible with human rights law and UK’s international obligations

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01 December 2021

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Important new report by Parliamentary committee examines Part 3 of Bill on immigration offences and enforcement

Report says victims of sexual and gender-based violence are systematically let down by UK immigration and asylum policies and practices

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30 November 2021

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New research report by SEREDA academic project led by the University of Birmingham's Professor Jenny Phillimore

Legal opinion by Garden Court barristers finds Nationality and Borders Bill disproportionately disadvantages women seeking asylum

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29 November 2021

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Stephanie Harrison, Ubah Dirie, Emma Fitzsimons and Hannah Lynes prepare legal opinion for Women for Refugee Women

Latest ONS migration statistics show dramatic 88% fall in net migration to the UK in year ending December 2020

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25 November 2021

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Office for National Statistics estimates net migration down to just +34,000 due to Covid and Brexit

Asylum Matters details how failures during contract transition for ASPEN cards left asylum seekers living in poverty and uncertainty

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25 November 2021

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Brief report finds thousands had severe problems when ASPEN contract changed in May

New Scientist: Fast track immigration route for prestigious award winners fails to attract a single application from the best and brightest

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24 November 2021

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FOI request reveals nobody has applied in six months since route was launched