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UK immigration: Border Security Bill briefings, EUSS issues, right to work checks, unlawful detention, ARAP litigation, citizenship appeals/good character, care worker exploitation, and India YPS ballot — 13 February 2025

Published on: 13 February 2025

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In this issue:

  • Key developments
  • UK immigration control: how it works
  • Sponsored work
  • Business, investment, and non-sponsored work
  • EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme
  • Long residence, discretion and human rights
  • Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement
  • Preventing illegal working
  • Citizenship applications
  • Daily and weekly news alerts
  • New and updated content
  • Key developments
  • Future developments—Immigration calendar

Note that our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers.

UK immigration control: how it works

ILPA publishes briefing on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024–25

The Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) has issued a briefing on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024–25, laid before Parliament 30 January 2025. The Bill seeks to repeal significant earlier measures, notably the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 (SR(AI)A 2024) and large sections of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (IMA 2023). Core changes aim to re-establish judicial scrutiny, strengthen human rights safeguards, and remove the obligation to deport those arriving irregularly. Further details about the briefing appear in this news item. See: LNB News 11/02/2025 33...

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