‘New powers for Border Force officers to board boats and arrest anyone they suspect of attempting a clandestine entry to Britain have come into force as part of a package of measures ordered earlier this year by the home secretary, Theresa May.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In the first judgment of its kind since the suspension of the Detained Fast Track on 2 July 2015, the High Court struck down the Home Secretary’s refusal and certification of an asylum claim which was made in the structurally unfair and unjust Detained Fast Track (DFT) and ordered the Home Secretary to remake the decision afresh without regard to material obtained in the unfair process. The case is R (on the application of Zafar) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 1217 (Admin).’
Free Movement, 25th May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘What were Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Detention Centres have been brought under the same management, and are now called Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres. Nonetheless, as the Independent Monitoring Board’s report shows, detention centres by another name still have their same old problems. The Board’s recommendations focus on treatment of vulnerable people, both mentally and physically.’
Free Movement, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A failed Iraqi asylum seeker has been convicted of helping to smuggle up to 3,000 migrants into the UK but is fighting extradition.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Call for investigation into case of Syrian boy who was locked up for almost a month despite having documents proving identity.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A transgender woman has been granted sanctuary in the UK to protect her from doing compulsory military service as a man in Singapore. In the first case of its kind, two judges ruled that she should not be forcibly returned to her home country, where she would be forced to do two weeks of military service a year for the next eight years.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government has been defeated again in the House of Lords over calls to take in child refugees from Europe.’
BBC News, 26th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Asylum and immigration tribunal fees are set to increase by more than 500% in order to help pay off the Ministry of Justice’s funding deficit.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been accused of “shameful” behaviour for using the agreement that allows vulnerable children to seek asylum in the United Kingdom to secretly deport more than 700 people.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary has revealed plans to place a 72-hour time limit on the detention of pregnant women.’
Home Office, 18th April 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Campaigners have criticised as disappointing the home secretary’s plan to place a 72-hour limit on the detention of pregnant women held at immigration detention centres.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Theresa May will announce plans to place a 72-hour time limit on the detention of pregnant women at immigration centres after the House of Lords voted in favour of an all-out ban.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In this post I will set out the facts, give a quick refresher of the relationship between the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Charter). I will conclude with an overview of the decision itself.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th February 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Torture victims who claim asylum in Britain are facing delays of more than two years before their cases are resolved, according to a report by the official immigration and borders watchdog.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A bisexual asylum seeker who said he feared he would be killed if he was deported to his native Jamaica has been granted the right to remain in the UK after a three-and-a-half-year legal battle with the Home Office.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are to press ahead with their case against a Sudanese man granted asylum in Britain after walking through the Channel Tunnel from France.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In another reminder that British citizenship can be refused on the basis of past dishonest conduct we have the case of R (on the application of Rushiti & Anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 3931 (Admin). This one dates back a few months but I’m afraid I only just found it in my drafts folder. It involves two linked cases, both of which are further examples of Albanians entering the UK and pretending to be Kosovar, eventually obtaining immigration status then applying for British citizenship.’
Free Movement, 18th January 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Almost half of asylum seekers are not satisfied with the service provided by their lawyers, a report for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has found.’
Legal Futures, 18th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two recent Court of Appeal cases, heard together, have considered the legality of the immigration detention of those who are, or possibly are, minors. Such cases involve local authority age assessments, which are to be carried out according to the guidance set out in Merton [2003] EWHC 1689 (Admin).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th January 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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