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Asylum support payments for families set to be reduced

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Date of publication

16 July 2015

Summary

All asylum seekers, whether adults or children, will receive a payment of £36.95 from 10 August

High Court finds the Exceptional Case Funding scheme is operating unlawfully

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Date of publication

15 July 2015

Summary

Mr Justice Collins says Legal Aid Agency's Exceptional Case Funding scheme is unlawful and causing suffering in a way that Parliament cannot have intended

Theresa May announces new measures to make Calais more secure

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Date of publication

15 July 2015

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Government to build "secure zone" in Calais for British-bound lorries in response to the increasing numbers of migrants

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to tackle abuse in Tier 4 student visa system

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Date of publication

13 July 2015

Summary

Students wishing to stay on in Britain and work will be required to first leave the country, students at publicly funded colleges will be prevented from working

British Red Cross calls for legal aid to be made available in refugee family reunion

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Date of publication

09 July 2015

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New report says family reunion is not a straightforward process and the lack of legal aid is keeping loved ones apart

European Asylum Support Office releases annual report on asylum in the EU

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Date of publication

08 July 2015

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EASO says 2014 saw more than 660,000 applications for international protection in the EU, the highest since data collection began

Garden Court: Yet another court ruling finds the detained fast track process unlawful

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Date of publication

03 July 2015

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High Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully by failing to identify vulnerable asylum seekers not suitable for the fast track process

Government temporarily suspends the detained fast track asylum process

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Date of publication

02 July 2015

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James Brokenshire announces fast track system will be suspended until risk of unfairness is minimised

UNHCR: The Mediterranean 'migrant' crisis is primarily a refugee crisis

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Date of publication

01 July 2015

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says most of those crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe are fleeing from war, conflict or persecution

The Guardian: detained asylum seekers will be able to apply for bail

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Date of publication

30 June 2015

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Failed asylum seekers in immigration detention centres will soon be able to apply to be freed on bail as fast track system found unlawful

Court of Appeal lifts stay on court ruling that fast track asylum appeals system is unlawful

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Date of publication

26 June 2015

Summary

Lord Justice Sullivan rules stay in Detention Action v First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Ors is lifted "as from now"

Supreme Court dismisses appeals by unaccompanied Afghan minors

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Date of publication

24 June 2015

Summary

Supreme Court hands down judgment in TN and MA (Afghanistan) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 40

Tier 2 visa salary requirements means thousands of nurses face deportation

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Date of publication

23 June 2015

Summary

Royal College of Nursing says non-EEA nurses face deportation under immigration rules requirements

UNHCR calls for tolerance and protection as more people now displaced than at any other time in history

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Date of publication

18 June 2015

Summary

UNHCR's annual Global Trends Report finds 2014 has seen continuing dramatic growth in mass displacement from wars and conflict

Amnesty International says world failing to deal with refugee crisis

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Date of publication

16 June 2015

Summary

New report says the response of the international community to the global refugee crisis has been a shameful failure