Channel deaths: the UK has clear legal responsibilities towards people crossing in small boats
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Latest ONS migration statistics show dramatic 88% fall in net migration to the UK in year ending December 2020
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Office for National Statistics estimates net migration down to just +34,000 due to Covid and Brexit
Asylum Matters details how failures during contract transition for ASPEN cards left asylum seekers living in poverty and uncertainty
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Brief report finds thousands had severe problems when ASPEN contract changed in May
New Scientist: Fast track immigration route for prestigious award winners fails to attract a single application from the best and brightest
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FOI request reveals nobody has applied in six months since route was launched
Inefficient workflow processes and over-reliance on cumbersome Excel files contribute to Home Office’s failure to keep on top of asylum claims
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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases inspection report of asylum casework
Refugee Council: Majority of asylum seekers crossing the Channel are likely to be recognised as being in genuine need of protection
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Over 91% of those arriving are from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Yemen or Ethiopia
Nationality and Borders Bill threatens the rights of stateless children
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Aaron Gates-Lincoln
New House of Commons Library report on changes for temporary business travel between UK and EU following Brexit
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Overview of UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement ahead of Parliamentary debate on visas for musicians
United Nations Special Rapporteurs express concerns over impact of Nationality and Borders Bill on the human rights of victims of trafficking
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Letter to UK government highlights "serious flaws" in the Bill with regard to trafficking and modern slavery
National AIDS Trust briefing paper considers implications of Supreme Court case of AM (Zimbabwe) for migrants with HIV at risk of removal
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Garden Court's Zehrah Hasan authors useful new look at AM (Zimbabwe) and Article 3
Joint Committee on Human Rights says Nationality and Borders Bill fails to protect rights of stateless children
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Parliamentary committee assesses human rights implications of Part 1 (Nationality) of bill
Not able to meet the financial requirement of Appendix FM? Do not despair
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Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants
Ministry of Justice launches call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the online system in the First-tier Tribunal
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Evidence to be used to form policy proposals for consultation on new legal aid fees for asylum and immigration appeals
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman finds Legal Aid Agency acted unreasonably in delaying legal aid for vulnerable EU citizens challenging unlawful deportation orders
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Ombudsman says delays had profound impact on ability to challenge Home Office decisions
European Asylum Support Office publishes updated judicial analysis on ending international protection
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112-page analysis plus accompanying 136-page compilation of jurisprudence