"Dispute Over Immigration Widens Between Britain and E.U." By STEVEN ERLANGER

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LONDON — Responding to political pressure from his right and public fears about an influx of Romanians and Bulgarians early next year, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said on Wednesday that he would restrict state benefits for European Union migrants,...

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Refugee Council training courses

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Why Refugee Council training? People who work with refugees and asylum seekers know that there is a mass of ever-changing practice and statute law relating to their clients and that they are working with individuals who are vulnerable and often traumatised...

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“Archbishop raises concerns about protection of refugees”

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today raised his concerns about the protection of refugees in the UK during a visit to the Refugee Council, the leading charity working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. The Archbishop spent his...

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UK asylum applications drop compared to last year

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Some asylum seekers withdraw their applications before they are looked at There was a 23.6% fall in the number of people who sought asylum in the UK between May and July, compared to the same period last year, figures show. In May-July 2009, 7,030 asylum...

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Life is a wave: Naga's story !

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An Eritrean asylum seeker in Calais talks of his long and troubled journey to seek sanctuary in the UK http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2009/jul/30/eritrean-asylum-seeker-naga

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Mapping migration from the new EU countries

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"Asylum staff 'are intimidating'"

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Illegal immigrants and foreign prisoners are failing to be removed from the UK because escort staff are "intimidating" them, a report has said. The findings are revealed by the Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales , Dame Anne Owers. Inspectors...

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"Deportees 'at risk of abuse'" By Robert Verkaik, Home Affairs editor

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Refugees deported from Britain are at risk of ill-treatment and abuse by immigration officers and security guards, a damning report into the system for removing immigrants and failed asylum seekers has found. In most cases the use of force during the...

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Refugee Council response to Children's Commissioner for England's report into the detention of children 28 April 2009

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In response to the Children's Commissioner for England's report 'the Arrest and Detention of Children Subject to Immigration Control'. Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council said: "The Children's Commissioner has exposed one of the UK's most...

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Administrative Court takes asylum cases out to the regions

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Immigration and asylum cases, challenges to decisions by government or public bodies can now be heard in four new courts Sir Anthony May, President of the Queen's Bench Division Frances Gibb London is the legal capital and many big disputes can only be...

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