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Greece begins returns of migrants under controversial EU agreement with Turkey

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04 April 2016

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202 people returned to Turkey as deportations begin from Greece, EU says all left voluntarily

Inspection report on the Tier 4 Curtailment Process

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30 March 2016

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Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines the Home Office's management of the curtailment of Tier 4 student visas

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines outsourced enforced removals contracts

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29 March 2016

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Report finds 40% of planned deportations were cancelled

Home Office announces reforms to Tier 2 visas to reduce reliance on foreign workers

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25 March 2016

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Tier 2 (General) salary thresholds to be increased, £1,000 Immigration Skills Charge to be levied on employers from April 2017

Upper Tribunal allows students' appeal in ETS TOEIC fraud case

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24 March 2016

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Tribunal rules in favour of students in wake of 2014 BBC Panorama expose of ETS English language tests

Council of Europe publishes memorandum on the human rights of asylum seekers and immigrants in the UK

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22 March 2016

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Commissioner for Human Rights worried by the UK's "alarmist" political rhetoric and debate on immigration

European human rights institutions say attacks against refugees and migrants are unacceptable

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22 March 2016

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Rights institutions warn there has been marked increase in attacks on refugees and asylum seekers

New OISC Code of Standards goes live on 1 April

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21 March 2016

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OISC fundamentally revises Commissioner's Standards in content, scope and approach

European Court of Justice rules on returns to safe third country under Dublin III

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17 March 2016

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Court rules Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 allows returns irrespective of whether Member State is responsible for asylum application

Refugee Council calls on the UK to reject EU deal to return refugees to Turkey

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17 March 2016

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EU leaders meet in Brussels today to agree plan with Turkey to take back refugees and migrants

Institute of Race Relations report argues Immigration Bill part of a policy of social restructuring

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15 March 2016

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IRR says legislation will see multicultural neighbourhoods increasingly broken up and displaced

2016's first Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published

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11 March 2016

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Home Secretary releases new statement of changes, taking effect from 6 April 2016

Home Affairs Committee outlines concerns over asylum support services contract

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10 March 2016

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Parliamentary committee publishes latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates

Home Secretary wins significant legal battle to resume returns to Afghanistan

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07 March 2016

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Court of Appeal overturns injunction preventing the Home Office carrying out deportations to Afghanistan

UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in over-stretched Greece

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03 March 2016

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Over 120,000 refugees and migrants arrive in Greece in first two months of 2016