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As the Illegal Migration Act 2023 becomes law, the Law Society warns it will be unworkable in practice
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Law Society says new Act will leave people in limbo, unable to be removed and unable to claim asylum
Immigration firewall needed so migrant victims can safely report honour-based abuse to police, Parliamentary committee says
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Women and Equalities Committee publishes report following inquiry into so-called honour-based abuse
Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules imposes visa regime on Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu
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Second statement of the week published today, in part due to increased asylum claims from Namibians and Hondurans
What is changing for International Students in July 2023
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Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants
Devastating impact of negative decision on asylum seekers detailed in new report by NACCOM
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No Accommodation Network finds refusal leads to homelessness, destitution, and declining physical and mental health
UK Supreme Court limits application of the public sector equality duty overseas
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Ben Amunwa, Law mostly
Illegal Migration Bill to become law within days after Government wins all votes in House of Lords
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Lords' battle against Bill draws to a close as it fails to vote through any further amendments
Wide-ranging new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules removes right of most students to bring dependants, pauses Nationality and Borders Act’s two-tier refugee system
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Changes on asylum, EU Settlement Scheme, Ukraine scheme, and on students bringing dependants
Immigration health surcharge to increase 66 percent from £624 to £1,035
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Government announces immigration fees will rise to help cover public sector costs
Lords vote through fresh amendments to Illegal Migration Bill and require MPs to think again
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Peers inflicts a further nine defeats on Government as Bill returns to second House
MPs reject all Lords amendments to Illegal Migration Bill on its return to House of Commons
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Government makes concessions as it wins 18 votes, but Labour says they do not offer enough
Council of Europe finds migrants were held unlawfully at Manston short-term holding facility and may have been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment
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Anti-torture Committee publishes report of visit to UK carried out in November 2022
Home Office responds to Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report urging improved support for victims with insecure immigration status
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Commissioner disappointed by lack of new or substantive commitments for migrant survivors of domestic abuse
New House of Commons Library briefing on the use of hotels, vessels and large-scale sites as accommodation for asylum seekers
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Wethersfield RAF base to receive first group of asylum seekers as Home Office seeks to end use of hotels