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HMI Prisons says ‘shocking’ conditions at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre are worst ever witnessed

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Date of publication

09 July 2024

Summary

Prisons watchdog publishes highly critical inspection report following visit to detention centre at Heathrow

Border Security Command launched to tackle Channel crossings, but academics question chances of success

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Date of publication

08 July 2024

Summary

Home Office says new Command is step change in how Britain tackles organised immigration crime

Policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is ‘dead and buried’, Prime Minister confirms

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Date of publication

06 July 2024

Summary

Keir Starmer says he is not prepared to continue with the Rwanda scheme, calling it a gimmick that does not work

Abandoning Rwanda plan and lowering net migration expected to be among Labour’s immigration policies

Latest news

Date of publication

05 July 2024

Summary

A round-up of what Labour said about its asylum and immigration policies ahead of election victory

Academic researchers say UK asylum system is actively dangerous for queer people seeking sanctuary

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Date of publication

04 July 2024

Summary

Report by University of Birmingham's Queer SEREDA project finds heterosexist, homophobic asylum system violently abandons queer people

Report finds a majority of LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers in Northern Ireland face homophobic abuse in asylum accommodation

Latest news

Date of publication

03 July 2024

Summary

Survey by Law Centre NI and Rainbow Refugees NI reveals high levels of homophobic bullying, harassment and violence

What is a ‘New Matter’ in an Immigration Appeal?

Blog post

Date of publication

01 July 2024

Written by

Isabella Reynard, Richmond Chambers

Hundreds of asylum seekers continue to suffer harm due to being housed at former military base in Wethersfield, Essex

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Date of publication

01 July 2024

Summary

Helen Bamber Foundation and Humans for Rights Network publish follow-up to December 2023 report and find little has changed

Refugee Council sets out scale of asylum challenges that await next government and calls for “rescue and reform” of the system

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Date of publication

30 June 2024

Summary

Asylum backlog of 118,329 people as of 31 March 2024 is just one of the problems the new government will inherit

Nationality and Borders Act has ‘significant negative impacts’ on protection and wellbeing of modern slavery victims

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Date of publication

26 June 2024

Summary

British Institute of International and Comparative Law publishes comprehensive assessment of changes to modern slavery after Act's Part 5 entered into force

Changing Attitudes, Changing Coalitions: The Politics of Immigration Before and After Brexit

Blog post

Date of publication

25 June 2024

Written by

Robert Ford, University of Manchester. Originally published in The Political Quarterly

Use of hotels as long-term asylum accommodation damages health and wellbeing, new report finds

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Date of publication

24 June 2024

Summary

Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid detail the 'suffering and squalor' that asylum seekers face when forced to live in hotels for months and even years

Laws and practices on asylum must resist politics of fear and exclusion

Blog post

Date of publication

19 June 2024

Written by

Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR)

Reports say UK’s ‘broken’ family reunion system is failing refugees and pushing people to make dangerous journeys

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Date of publication

19 June 2024

Summary

RAMFEL, Refugee Council and Safe Passage International highlight how family reunion is failing to provide an effective route to safety

New report by Kalayaan details increase in abuse of migrant domestic workers after 2012 visa changes

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Date of publication

17 June 2024

Summary

Charity working with migrant domestic workers calls on incoming government to restore the pre-2012 visa regime