Asylum & Immigration

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SRA shuts down three immigration firms

Law firms investigated by the Daily Mail for allegedly cheating the immigration system have been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Chalk demands SRA sanctions lawyers who cheat immigration system

Following a report by the Daily Mail, the Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk has written to the chair of the Solicitor's Regulation Authority (SRA) to call for punitive measures against solicitors who mislead the immigration system

Human rights advocates condemn UK's Illegal Migration Bill

The bill will effectively extinguish the right to seek asylum in the UK, say lawyers who have examined the proposed legislation on behalf of human rights charity, Freedom from Torture

Court of Appeal rules Rwanda policy unlawful

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled on 29 June that the UK Home Secretary's Rwanda removals process is unlawful on grounds of safety and that sending anyone to Rwanda would breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Court of Appeal set to determine the decision-making duties the Foreign Secretary owes British citizens mistreated abroad

Revisiting Canute’s folly: the second reading of the Illegal Migration Bill in the Lords

The final instalment of Helen O'Nions' assessment of the UK's Illegal Migration Bill sheds light on the second reading in the House of Lords

Ending 70 years of refugee protection: at what cost?

Dr Helen O'Nions scrutinises the legal foundation of the Illegal Migration Bill

UK work visas surge to all-time high in 2022

Amar Ali analyses the UK's latest work visa data and its implications for future work immigration