‘Ministers have pledged to only detain refugee children in “exceptional circumstances” under a new asylum bill after threats of a rebellion from backbench Conservative MPs.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A recent Immigration and Asylum First-tier Tribunal appeal involving a Bangladeshi political activist has highlighted the dangers faced by opposition figures in the country and the importance of providing asylum to those in need of protection. According to the UNHCR Global Trends Report 2021, there are currently 26 million refugees worldwide, with more than 80% hosted in developing countries.’
EIN Blog, 19th April 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Rishi Sunak and his immigration minister have been scolded by the UK statistics watchdog for using inaccurate figures to back up spurious claims about asylum seekers.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Immigration lawyers have accused the Home Office of building delays into a scheme meant to speed up decisions on 12,000 asylum claims.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government’s plans to curtail the rights of asylum seekers could lead to the collapse of the system of international protection for refugees, parliamentarians have been warned.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Afghan refugees who were resettled in London have lost a High Court bid to try to prevent them being sent to Manchester by the Home Office.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Proposed legislation aimed at stopping cross-channel migration in small boats would be incompatible with the UK’s international obligations, the leading human rights figure at the 46-member Council of Europe said today. Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, warned that the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill ‘create clear and direct tension with well-established and fundamental human rights standards’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An Essex council is seeking an urgent injunction against the Home Office to try to prevent plans to house asylum seekers on an airfield close to a small village.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The United Nations refugee agency’s representative to the UK has warned that the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill “effectively extinguishes the right to seek asylum in the UK for all but a very few refugees”.’
The Independent, 26th March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Law Society speaks out as measure aimed at tackling small-boat crossings goes before House of Commons.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A court of appeal judge has ruled that a group of asylum seekers can bring a legal challenge against the Home Office for what they claim has been a failure to consider the dangers and risks of deporting them to Rwanda.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two-thirds of London’s councils have signed a letter to the home secretary calling for a major shake-up of the government’s hotels policy for asylum seekers.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has refused a judicial review application from Torbay Council that argued the placement of asylum seekers in local hotels would have a significant impact on Children’s Services.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Prime minister Rishi Sunak is set to introduce an Illegal Migration Bill to remove migrants arriving on small boats and ban them from re-entering the UK.’
Each Other, 7th March 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The government’s proposed asylum law is “very concerning” and would block even those with a compelling claim, the United Nations refugee agency has said.’
BBC News, 8th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their case in the UK has soared to record levels, with about 166,000 people in the backlog.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Some 12,000 asylum seekers to the UK are to be considered for refugee status without face-to-face interviews.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Home Office plans to uproot Afghan refugees from a London hotel and move them hundreds of miles from their children’s schools could result in a court battle, a lawyer has warned.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dozens of asylum-seeking children have been kidnapped by gangs from a Brighton hotel run by the Home Office in a pattern apparently being repeated across the south coast, an Observer investigation can reveal.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A watchdog says a belief among some Home Office staff that migrants are trying to abuse the system is causing “shortcomings” in the care of vulnerable groups in immigration removal centres. The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s (ICIBI) report focuses on the Home Office’s Rule 35 process, calling it “ineffective”.’
The Independent, 12th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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