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GMIAU highlights suffering of asylum-seeking children caused by crisis in legal aid representation and Home Office delays

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Date of publication

28 June 2023

Summary

New report by Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit on children in the UK’s asylum system

Home Secretary updates Home Affairs Committee on resumption of ‘deport first, appeal later’ policy

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Date of publication

27 June 2023

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After suspension in 2017, Section 94B certification restarted on 5 June for five countries

Women and Equalities Committee releases major new report following its inquiry into equality and the UK asylum process

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Date of publication

27 June 2023

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96-page report highlights concerns about “unnecessary risks” to vulnerable asylum seekers presented by recent legislation

Solicitor tells the Law Society about the stresses and strains of being an immigration and asylum practitioner

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Date of publication

27 June 2023

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Anonymous piece highlights challenges, including vicarious trauma, faced by legal aid asylum lawyers

Council of Europe’s parliament adopts resolution expressing concern over Illegal Migration Bill

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Date of publication

22 June 2023

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Parliamentary Assembly says recent legislation risks breaching UK's international legal obligations and the rule of law

Chief Inspector of Borders publishes reports on asylum-seeker processing facilities in Kent and on anti-crime initiative around UK coast

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Date of publication

21 June 2023

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Findings from two new inspection reports include encouraging improvements at Western Jet Foil and Manston, but much remains to be done

Leading medical bodies warn immigration detention can cause unimaginable levels of harm and trauma for children

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Date of publication

20 June 2023

Summary

Joint letter calls for urgent meeting with Home and Health Secretaries over Illegal Migration Bill

NAO: Home Office’s asylum transformation programme is a long way from meeting ambitions to reduce costs and improve quality

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Date of publication

17 June 2023

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National Audit Office details struggles to reduce asylum backlog and contain spending on hotels

Migrant and refugee organisations dispute claim that Albania is a safe country and call for its removal from Illegal Migration Bill’s safe list

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Date of publication

14 June 2023

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Open letter says categoric misplacement and fundamentally flawed to assert Albania is safe

Parliamentary human rights committee finds Illegal Migration Bill would be a clear breach of UK’s international legal obligations

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Date of publication

12 June 2023

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Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes damning verdict after its legislative scrutiny of the Bill

Home Office announces pause in two-tier refugee system introduced by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022

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Date of publication

08 June 2023

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Immigration minister says differentiation policy to be paused from July in wake of stronger Illegal Migration Bill

Inspection report identifies concerns over ability of short-term holding facilities in Kent to cope with increase in asylum-seeker arrivals

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Date of publication

08 June 2023

Summary

HMI Prisons publishes report on visit to Manston, Western Jet Foil and Kent Intake Unit

HMI Prisons publishes broadly positive inspection report on removal of Albanian immigration detainees to Tirana

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Date of publication

07 June 2023

Summary

Twenty-six Albanian nationals removed in an 'uncomplicated operation' that went smoothly with no force used

Confusion in the Commons over Home Secretary’s claims of cutting the asylum backlog

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Date of publication

06 June 2023

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Yvette Cooper calls for Suella Braverman to withdraw claim that backlog is down by 17,000

UN child rights committee calls for urgent amendment of Illegal Migration Bill, saying it would violate Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Date of publication

02 June 2023

Summary

Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses deep concern at UK asylum policy and legislation