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

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Date of publication

29 November 2021

Summary

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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Date of publication

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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Date of publication

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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Date of publication

24 November 2021

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

Inefficient workflow processes and over-reliance on cumbersome Excel files contribute to Home Office’s failure to keep on top of asylum claims

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Date of publication

22 November 2021

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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases inspection report of asylum casework

Refugee Council: Majority of asylum seekers crossing the Channel are likely to be recognised as being in genuine need of protection

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Date of publication

18 November 2021

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Over 91% of those arriving are from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Yemen or Ethiopia

New House of Commons Library report on changes for temporary business travel between UK and EU following Brexit

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Date of publication

17 November 2021

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Overview of UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement ahead of Parliamentary debate on visas for musicians

United Nations Special Rapporteurs express concerns over impact of Nationality and Borders Bill on the human rights of victims of trafficking

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Date of publication

15 November 2021

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Letter to UK government highlights "serious flaws" in the Bill with regard to trafficking and modern slavery

National AIDS Trust briefing paper considers implications of Supreme Court case of AM (Zimbabwe) for migrants with HIV at risk of removal

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Date of publication

11 November 2021

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Garden Court's Zehrah Hasan authors useful new look at AM (Zimbabwe) and Article 3

Joint Committee on Human Rights says Nationality and Borders Bill fails to protect rights of stateless children

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Date of publication

09 November 2021

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Parliamentary committee assesses human rights implications of Part 1 (Nationality) of bill

Ministry of Justice launches call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the online system in the First-tier Tribunal

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Date of publication

08 November 2021

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Evidence to be used to form policy proposals for consultation on new legal aid fees for asylum and immigration appeals

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman finds Legal Aid Agency acted unreasonably in delaying legal aid for vulnerable EU citizens challenging unlawful deportation orders

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Date of publication

04 November 2021

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Ombudsman says delays had profound impact on ability to challenge Home Office decisions

European Asylum Support Office publishes updated judicial analysis on ending international protection

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Date of publication

04 November 2021

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112-page analysis plus accompanying 136-page compilation of jurisprudence

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules made to allow pork butchers to come to the UK on Seasonal Worker immigration route

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Date of publication

01 November 2021

Summary

Up to 800 pork butchers eligible to apply for visas to work in the UK for temporary period

Academic article argues that digital-only proof of immigration status is discriminatory and unlawful and could become another Windrush scandal

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Date of publication

01 November 2021

Summary

Digital-only status disadvantages groups with protected characteristics – namely, disability, age and race