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Open Rights Group raises concerns over Home Office AI asylum tools and calls for their suspension

A new report by the Open Rights Group (ORG) has raised concerns about the Home Office's use of artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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Dr David Jandieri

I am a Georgian lawyer and academic based in New York, with more than 25 years of legal experience and a PhD in Public International Law. My country expertise concerns Georgia’s justice system, ...
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Home Secretary tells MPs that earned settlement policy will be set out later this year

Giving evidence before the Home Affairs Committee last week on the work of the Home Office, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the Government will be making decisions on its proposed 'earned ...
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Earned settlement consultation closes with huge response as Home Secretary signals major changes ahead

The Government's consultation on its proposed "earned settlement" reforms closed yesterday, drawing what Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described as a "genuine piece of work" to a close after many ...
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Green Party pledges to end the hostile environment, reduce immigration fees, and abolish minimum income requirement for family visas

The Green Party launched its election manifesto today and the section on immigration shows the party taking a strong pro-migration and pro-refugee stance. Image credit: UK GovernmentThe Greens pledge ...
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Sweeping asylum reforms detailed in major new Home Office policy paper

As previewed yesterday, the Government has today outlined sweeping reforms to the asylum system in a new policy paper. The 32-page paper, Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government's ...
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Government unveils plans for new Immigration and Asylum Bill in today’s King’s Speech

In today's King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, the Government announced plans to introduce a new immigration bill, which it says will "deliver a firm but fair immigration system that ...
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Minister confirms 10-year ILR plan but stresses forthcoming consultation will shape final details

The House of Commons on Monday held a Westminster Hall debate on two e-petitions opposing a proposed extension to the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). In May 2025, the ...
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BID research reveals immigration detainees held for months after bail is granted due to accommodation delays

A comprehensive new report by Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) details how widespread delays in securing accommodation for people leaving immigration detention are resulting in individuals ...
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The Strange Case of the Seven Year Child

The Private Life immigration route was introduced along with many other changes to the rules in July 2012 to implement the government's view of its obligations under Article 8 ECHR. These rules have ...
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Litigation Friends in the Immigration Tribunals

Barrister Adam Pipe explains the role and appointment of litigation friends in the Immigration Tribunals following December's new Joint Presidential Guidance No. 1 on the appointment of litigation ...