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UNHCR-commissioned evaluation finds pilot scheme successfully supported migrants in the community as an alternative to detention

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Date of publication

24 August 2023

Summary

Under pilot scheme, migrants without leave to remain had access to caseworker and qualified legal professional

Institute for Public Policy Research predicts crisis in asylum system will worsen significantly by next election

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Date of publication

23 August 2023

Summary

Next government's Home Secretary faces an overflowing in-tray on asylum

Independent Monitoring Board details its continuing concerns at Europe’s largest immigration removal centre at Heathrow

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Date of publication

21 August 2023

Summary

Voluntary prison monitoring body releases annual reports on Heathrow IRC and London short-term holding facilities

MQM London member wins in Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

17 August 2023

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

JUSTICE calls on the Government to reform and fix deficiencies in Afghan Resettlement Schemes

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Date of publication

16 August 2023

Summary

Comprehensive 110-page report finds Afghan schemes are manifestly lacking in application and operation

Survivors of trafficking with uncertain immigration status unable to rebuild their lives in safety in UK

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Date of publication

15 August 2023

Summary

Helen Bamber Foundation says shockingly few non-UK nationals recognised by National Referral Mechanism are granted leave to remain

Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it

Blog post

Date of publication

14 August 2023

Written by

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool, via The Conversation

ILPA seriously concerned by climate of hostility towards immigration and asylum lawyers

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Date of publication

11 August 2023

Summary

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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Date of publication

10 August 2023

Summary

Officials say number of decisions is rising significantly and legacy backlog on track to be cleared by end of year

Refugee status and asylum for women

Blog post

Date of publication

09 August 2023

Written by

Danielle Cohen

Government taskforce to step up action against corrupt immigration lawyers, but Law Society says little is new in today’s announcement

Latest news

Date of publication

08 August 2023

Summary

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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Date of publication

07 August 2023

Summary

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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Date of publication

07 August 2023

Summary

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

Latest news

Date of publication

04 August 2023

Summary

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

Latest news

Date of publication

02 August 2023

Summary

First group of resettled Afghans move out of temporary hotel accommodation