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Major new Supreme Court judgment on the deportation of foreign criminals and the ‘unduly harsh’ test

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Date of publication

20 July 2022

Summary

Secretary of State's appeals dismissed in HA (Iraq), RA (Iraq) and AA (Nigeria) [2022] UKSC 22

Home Affairs Committee: Asylum system is broken, but not due to asylum seekers crossing the Channel

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Date of publication

19 July 2022

Summary

Report points to poor resourcing of staff and technology as major reason for Home Office struggle with asylum backlog

First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) presidential guidance note on taking oral evidence from abroad is updated

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Date of publication

14 July 2022

Summary

Third version of the guidance note to be issued this year

Next week’s High Court hearing on lawfulness of policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda is adjourned until September

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Date of publication

12 July 2022

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Detention Action says legal teams now have time to prepare the substantial case

Report on electronic monitoring of foreign national offenders published by Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

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Date of publication

11 July 2022

Summary

Home Office team is hard working and dedicated, but understaffed and undertrained

HMI Prisons: Colnbrook immigration removal centre decently run, but let down by inadequate Home Office engagement with detainees

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Date of publication

07 July 2022

Summary

Inspection report published following unannounced visit to removal centre near Heathrow

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases new reports on asylum accommodation at Napier Barracks and immigration system for higher education

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Date of publication

04 July 2022

Summary

Improvements found at Napier, but not to sleeping areas; Immigration routes for students working well

New report by Homeless Link and NACCOM highlights the importance of high quality immigration advice for non-UK nationals facing homelessness

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Date of publication

01 July 2022

Summary

Comprehensive report lays out roadmap for supporting migrants facing homelessness in England

Senior officials tell Commons Home Affairs Committee about Home Office plans to tackle backlog of 89,000 asylum cases

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Date of publication

27 June 2022

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Home Office continuing to expand asylum teams; new flow model introduced to improve decisions

EU Rights and Brexit Hub publishes toolkit for advisers on establishing worker/self-employed status for EEA nationals

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Date of publication

24 June 2022

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Toolkit to help advisers argue client's work should give them qualifying right to reside

Government’s new Bill of Rights proposes major changes to human rights laws, including making it easier to deport foreign criminals

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Date of publication

22 June 2022

Summary

More legislation impacting immigration law has been published today

Medical experts express serious concerns over impact of removals to Rwanda on mental health of asylum seekers

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Date of publication

20 June 2022

Summary

Concerns raised in editorial in Medicine, Science and the Law journal and in BMA public letter

Bar Council and Law Society warn that Prime Minister’s attacks on immigration lawyers are misleading and dangerous

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Date of publication

14 June 2022

Summary

Prime Minister says lawyers are 'effectively abetting the work of the criminal gangs'

Ministry of Justice opens new consultation on legal aid fees for asylum and immigration services

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Date of publication

14 June 2022

Summary

Wide-ranging consultation on new fees is open until 8 August 2022

Doctors of the World report highlights how migrant women face inequalities accessing maternity care in the UK

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Date of publication

13 June 2022

Summary

Report analyses data collected on cohort of 257 pregnant women with insecure immigration status