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High Court rules Home Secretary acted unlawfully in housing asylum seekers in inadequate accommodation at Napier Barracks

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03 June 2021

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Mr Justice Linden finds former military barracks was unsuitable to accommodate destitute asylum seekers

In memory of Gina Clayton

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Date of publication

03 June 2021

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Announcement of the recent passing of Gina Clayton, migrant rights practitioner, academic and campaigner.

Second edition of Symes and Jorro’s renowned Immigration Appeals and Remedies Handbook published

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Date of publication

01 June 2021

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Updated edition of invaluable immigration law book launched, accompanied by free webinars by authors

Academic report finds legal aid system is inadequate for modern slavery cases and places an unmaintainable burden on practitioners

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Date of publication

26 May 2021

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Report looks at access to legal advice and representation for survivors of modern slavery

Monitors for Brook House immigration removal centre deeply concerned by high levels of self-harm and suicidal ideation among detainees

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Date of publication

24 May 2021

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Independent Monitoring Board releases annual report on centre at Gatwick Airport

In new command paper, Home Office sets out details of its planned changes to immigration system and border control over the coming years

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Date of publication

24 May 2021

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Plans include enhancements of points-based system and greater simplification of Immigration Rules

Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford publishes helpful overview of the new points-based immigration system

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Date of publication

21 May 2021

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New policy primer on post-Brexit system, focusing primarily on migration for work

UNHCR publishes updated guidance on working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in forced displacement

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Date of publication

18 May 2021

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Practical advice for UNHCR staff and others who work with LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees

Right to Remain updates its online Toolkit guide to the asylum and immigration system

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Date of publication

17 May 2021

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New and improved version of the user-friendly, step-by-step guide, updated to reflect current rules, laws and policies

Queen’s Speech announces new legislation that would bring major changes to the asylum system and to judicial reviews

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Date of publication

11 May 2021

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New Plan for Immigration legislation forthcoming and scrapping of Cart judicial review applications considered

UNHCR consultation response finds many aspects of the New Plan for Immigration do not respect fundamental principles of refugee law

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Date of publication

11 May 2021

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UK asylum proposals would create a discriminatory two-tiered approach to asylum, UNHCR says

Law Society warns Government’s New Plan for Immigration would undermine access to justice and the rule of law

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Date of publication

10 May 2021

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Proposals would overturn principle of everyone being equal in the eyes of the law

JCWI says UK immigration system actively and unnecessarily creates undocumented migrants

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Date of publication

05 May 2021

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New report examines the reality of life for undocumented migrants in the UK today

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons finds conditions at Harmondsworth IRC below acceptable standards and vulnerable detainees are held for too long

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Date of publication

03 May 2021

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New inspection report of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre published

UNHCR sets out its opposition to the Government’s New Plan for Immigration and publishes new report on the situation of stateless persons in the UK

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Date of publication

30 April 2021

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UN Refugee Agency addresses some questions about proposed changes to UK asylum system