The Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/49.... Coming into force on 2nd June 2026.

Medical Justice says “shocking” immigration detention reforms will weaken existing safeguards for vulnerable detainees www.ein.org.uk/news/medical...

Da’aro Youth Project report calls for action after deaths of over 50 unaccompanied young asylum seekers in the UK www.ein.org.uk/news/daaro-y...

A new Independent Appeals Body for immigration and asylum: accountability, transparency, and oversight www.ein.org.uk/blog/new-ind...

Home Affairs Committee “extremely concerned” over Home Office delay publishing immigration inspection reports www.ein.org.uk/news/home-af...

This should be of interest to EIN members, as well as anyone in the wider world of immigration law: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/book-l...

'Criminalising Asylum Beyond Prosecution: Exclusionary Law and Policy in the UK' – a new article by Professor Sarah Singer published in Laws (MDPI) that explores the 'criminalisation' of asylum in recent UK law and policy. You can read a copy on EIN at www.ein.org.uk/blog/crimina...

Lady Chief Justice speaking yesterday about plans to replace First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) with new adjudicator body: "I think the first thing we need to do is be told what the plan is, what the timeline is, and what the proposals are"! www.ein.org.uk/news/lady-ch...

"Shabana Mahmood is wrong..." From the EIN blog: www.ein.org.uk/blog/shabana...

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026 www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/59... Coming into force on 2nd February: Sections 17–20, 30–36, 43, 51, 57 (partially) and Schedule 1 (paras 1–3, 12–13)

1st Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 commencement order brings into force on 5 Jan 2026: ss.1‑12 (Border Commander); ss.13‑16 & s.20 (immigration offences); s.21 (sea-crossing endangerment); ss.22‑29 (device search); s.46 (leave/bail conditions) www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/13...

IMB report details serious concerns over routine, unjustified use of force in immigration detention www.ein.org.uk/news/imb-rep...

Asylum and returns policy statement now published at www.gov.uk/government/p...

📢 We're recruiting! We're looking for a Legal Project Officer to join our team. ⏰Apply by Monday 24 November 2025. More details 👇 ilpa.org.uk/legal-projec... 🙏 Please share widely 🙏

UK-linked children whose parents have been deprived of their citizenship are trapped in camps in Syria theconversation.com/uk-linked-ch...

Meet Neil Frackelton, our new CEO. He brings with him a deep commitment to the mission and values that define GMIAU. Having completed his first week, Neil shares his background, career highlights, and what led him to become the CEO of GMIAU. 🔗https://gmiau.org/meet-neil-frackelton-gmiaus-ceo/

John Tuckett appointed as new ICIBI www.gov.uk/government/n...

Understanding the Justice Ramifications of Immediately Deporting Foreign National Offenders, by Amanda Spalding, Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds, and Jonathan Collinson, Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield www.ein.org.uk/blog/underst...

Applications are now open for the next cohort of Compass: The Asylum Aid Advisor Development Programme! This free programme offers 5 IAA Level 2 trainees in-depth training, shadowing opportunities, supervision & a peer support network. Find out how to apply here: asylumaid.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

Home Office loses bid to speed up deportation under Starmer’s one in, one out migrant scheme www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Home Office can deport migrant under 'one in one out deal', court says - after losing similar case on Tuesday news.sky.com/story/home-o...

UK court temporarily blocks removal of asylum seeker under UK-France returns deal www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Austria's First Deportation of a Syrian Asylum Seeker Sets Alarming Precedent syriaaccountability.org/austrias-fir...

More than 100 people detained for removal after arriving in small boats, says UK government www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Jacqueline McKenzie says on X this morning that asylum appeal changes announced by the Government are an attack on the legal profession and deeply troubling x.com/JacquiMckenz...

📢 New vacancy: We're looking for a Legal Administrator and Training Programme Coordinator to provide vital casework support, manage files and administration for our teams and training programmes. 📍 Based in London 📅 Deadline: 5pm, 27th August We’d love to hear from you. 👉 ow.ly/m6az50WISzR

Interpretation, Translation, and Confusion in Refugee Status Determination Procedures by Professor Anthony Good www.ein.org.uk/blog/interpr...

📣UPCOMING EVENT: We’re proud to be co-hosting the North West Migrants’ Rights Conference 'Humanising the rhetoric: through law, communities and understanding' with @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social on 30 September 2025. Get your FREE ticket: gcnchambers.co.uk/event/migran...

UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Medical Justice’s first immigration detention annual review highlights ongoing safeguarding failures www.ein.org.uk/news/medical...

Mr Justice Dove, President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, is among six new Court of Appeal judges www.judiciary.uk/appointments...

Explainer now up on whether the ECHR stops foreign national offenders from being deported from the UK. ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/d...

Attacks on the Human Rights of migrants put all our rights at risk www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Next in our Immigration Webinar Series, Claire Physsas and Raggi Kotak will provide an overview on challenging negative NRM decisions and refusals of permission to stay for victims of trafficking. They will discuss recent case law. To reserve your place, please email [email protected]

Important new Hamid judgment on the (mis)use of AI: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...

The Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/63... Explanatory Memorandum: "This amendment ... simplifies the appeals process for persons who have permission to remain in the UK under the EUSS and who are subject to deportation"

MAC finds no major immigration issues to fix in key review of IT and engineering recruitment www.ein.org.uk/news/mac-fin...

Bevan Foundation warns of collapse in immigration legal advice in Wales and calls for a comprehensive recovery plan www.ein.org.uk/news/bevan-f...

CALLING ALL IMMIGRATION ADVISERS 🚨 You have until Friday 30 May to share your insights on how to improve the regulation of immigration advice and services. Please share your answers with researchers from @uniexeterlawschool.bsky.social and PLP here: forms.office.com/e/sebMV0kueE

HMI Prisons highlights safeguarding failures at Colnbrook immigration removal centre in latest inspection report www.ein.org.uk/news/hmi-pri...

Very much a case of 'nothing to see here' in the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee's report on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill! publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 06:30pm—07:45pm: Join the authors of 'International Protection for People Displaced across Borders in the context of Climate Change and Disasters: A Practical Toolkit' to learn more about this burgeoning area of law. www.ein.org.uk/event/intern...

Progress and pressures for UK’s refugee and migration charitable sector detailed in new MEX report www.ein.org.uk/news/progres...

Up to 700,000 migrants do not have UK eVisas, days before deadline www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

New training course helps expert witnesses in asylum cases comply with Tribunal’s Practice Direction ein.org.uk/blog/new-tra.... University of London's Refugee Law Initiative is running its first course on 30 June 2025 and you need to register by 5 June.

A second press release about the immigration White Paper: Foreign criminals to face rapid deportation www.gov.uk/government/n...

How the Mail, ministers and the regulator destroyed an innocent immigration solicitor - and what must happen now www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice-poi...

Home Office to expand AI use in asylum decision-making after promising pilot results www.ein.org.uk/news/home-of...

A helpful new explainer from Richmond Chambers that clarifies the differences between deportation and removal within the context of UK immigration law www.ein.org.uk/blog/deporta...

Our wonderful Chief Executive, Denise McDowell, will be retiring at the end of the year 🌟. We are so grateful for her many years of dedicated leadership, support for all GMIAU’s staff, and her unwavering commitment to justice ⚖️: gmiau.org/our-chief-ex... (1/3)