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This resource contains Amnesty International UK's briefings on the Government Immigration Bill (entitled ‘Illegal Migration Bill’) and its passage through Parliament.

This briefing note explains the structure, purpose and key working parts of this Bill. Ministers have described the Bill as 'novel'.

This briefing provides information and analysis of the immigration bill that was announced in the King's Speech on 13 May 2026 and the government's intentions.

Amnesty International UK briefings on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Briefing: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

This resource contains Amnesty International UK's briefings on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, and its passage through Parliament.

Open Letter to the Secretary of State about the Immigration Bill & its impact on gender equality.

Amnesty International UK Submission to the Data Protection Bill Public Bill Committee (immigration exemption)

Amnesty International UK & PRCBC Public Bill Submission on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Amnesty UK briefing on Part 2 (Asylum and Immigration) of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Amnesty's submission to the Public Bill Committee considers the wider implications for the UK's immigration system of ending EU free movement.

Amnesty International UK & Migrant Voice Public Bill Submission on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

AIUK briefing for House of Lords Second Reading of Government Immigration Bill

Amnesty UK Briefing for Ping Pong on Government's Immigration Bill (Illegal Migration Bill)

This briefing argues that the Bill, introduced in response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Rwanda scheme, is an extreme and dangerous attempt to abandon asylum responsibilities, undermines judicial independence and human rights, and should be opposed.

Amnesty International UK briefing for House of Lords Committee Day 1 on Government Immigration Bill, HL Bill 133

This joint briefing responds to claims made in relation to the Lords' international law interpretation amendments during the passage of this Bill.

Joint Briefing to support First Lords Amendment (substituted Clause 1) to Government's immigration bill

Amnesty International UK briefing for House of Lords Second Reading of Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

This resource urges peers to reject the Safety of Rwanda Bill at Third Reading, warning that it still breaches human rights obligations and reflects a harmful, failed deterrence‑based asylum policy.