Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it
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ILPA seriously concerned by climate of hostility towards immigration and asylum lawyers
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Immigration Law Practitioners' Association says Government's hostile narrative poses serious threat to justice system
Home Office confirms it remains on track to have 2,500 asylum decision makers in place by September
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Officials say number of decisions is rising significantly and legacy backlog on track to be cleared by end of year
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Government taskforce to step up action against corrupt immigration lawyers, but Law Society says little is new in today’s announcement
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Law Society warns focus on tiny minority of lawyers should not deflect from wider problems in asylum system
HMI Prisons identifies concerns around lengthy detention and casework delays at Tinsley House immigration removal centre in Gatwick
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New inspection finds IRC provides good living conditions, but Home Office processes and decision-making are slow
Home Office announces massive increases in fines for employing or renting to irregular migrants, up between 200% and over 6,000%
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Fines for employers to triple next year, fines for landlords up at least tenfold
UK has failed to live up to its commitment to support Afghan refugees, the Refugee Council finds
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Despite the promise of ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, Afghan refugees are slowly being abandoned
Updated House of Commons Library briefing on accommodation and integration support for resettled Afghans
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First group of resettled Afghans move out of temporary hotel accommodation
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