Woman living in UK for 22 years faces deportation – BBC News
‘A woman who has been living in the UK for 22 years said she has been left “traumatised” after being told she could be deported.’
BBC News, 18th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: deportation
Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp – The Guardian
‘Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog – The Guardian
‘Young children are being traumatised while held at a Gatwick airport deportation centre that should be closed down, a watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Polish man living in UK since childhood granted 11th-hour deportation reprieve – The Guardian
‘A Polish man who has lived in the UK since he was seven has been granted a last-minute reprieve after facing deportation because officials said he had not provided enough proof of living in the country for the last 20 years.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office ‘mostly consulted Rwandan officials’ in asylum plan safety report – The Guardian
‘The last Conservative government relied largely on evidence from Rwandan officials in its assessment of the country as a safe place to send asylum seekers, an official report has found.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Revealed: Rachel Reeves’s huge £47bn compensation bill for historical injustice, cover-up and negligence – The Independent
‘The efforts of the chancellor Rachel Reeves to get control of Britain’s finances are being hampered by a massive £47bn bill in outstanding compensation claims which could balloon even further, The Independent can reveal. Analysis of a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) showed £84bn has been pledged by previous governments, with 12 compensation schemes for injustice, cover-ups and negligence.’
The Independent, 11th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Research Briefing: Deportation of foreign national offenders – House of Commons Library
‘Deporting foreign national offenders from the UK is a longstanding government priority but the number of people deported has fallen.’
House of Commons Library , 2nd August 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Irregular, not illegal: what the UK government’s language reveals about its new approach to immigration – EIN Blog
‘One of Keir Starmer’s first acts as prime minister was to kill off the previous government’s flagship asylum policy. The Rwanda plan was doomed from the start, dogged by legal and political difficulties and culminating in a £320 million bill to the taxpayer with no planes actually taking off.’
EIN Blog, 30th July 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report – The Guardian
‘An Albanian man who was being held in a secure psychiatric unit was taken directly from his hospital bed to a Home Office deportation flight, a report has revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Deportation and human rights: the right to respect for private life in MK (Albania) v Minister for Justice and Equality – Legal Studies
‘The sovereign power to control the entry and residence of persons in the state, and the corollary power to deport, has long been considered to be a defining feature of statehood. State discretion as to who may remain within the national border is, however, tempered by international and regional human rights obligations, as well as domestic constitutional principles. In this context, it is well established that a deportation will violate Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it constitutes a disproportionate interference with family and/or private life in the host country.’
Legal Studies, 1st July 2024
Source: www.cambridge.org
Home Office U-turn grants Wirral ‘legend’ right to live in UK after 46 years – The Guardian
‘A retired newsagent and “local legend” from Merseyside has said he feels marvellous after a Home Office U-turn granted him the right to live in the UK almost 50 years after he arrived.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Civil servants obliged to carry out Tory Rwanda deportations, court rules – The Guardian
‘Guidance drawn up by Conservative ministers which told civil servants to ignore Strasbourg rulings and remove asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Next government may face claims for compensation from Rwanda flight detainees – The Guardian
‘The next government could have to make costly payouts to dozens of asylum seekers detained for deportation to Rwanda, even if the Rwanda deal falls apart after the general election.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lift-off for the Safety of Rwanda Act? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘On 25 April, the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 received royal assent and passed into law. This is the latest development relating to the government’s policy to stop small boat crossings via the implementation of a Rwanda asylum seeker removals scheme. After rounds of parliamentary ping-pong between the Commons and Lords, the government was able to push through the legislation. The final version of the act does not include any of the amendments passed by the Lords, such as a carve-out exemption to prevent removal to Rwanda of people who served with or for the British Armed Forces, such as Afghan translators.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Rwanda plan expanded to include failed asylum seekers – BBC News
‘Failed asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda following an expansion of deportation plans from the Home Office.’
BBC News, 15th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act – Landmark Chambers
‘The evening of 22 April 2024, the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill completed its passage through Parliament. The Act received royal assent on 25 April 2024 (“the Rwanda Act”/“the Act”).’
Landmark Chambers, 30th April 2024
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
Rwanda scheme legal challenge: Charity preparing action – BBC News
‘One of the UK’s leading organisations helping victims of torture and trafficking is preparing legal action over the government’s Rwanda plan.’
BBC News, 4th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rwanda: Civil servants mount court challenge over new law – BBC News
‘The union for senior civil servants is launching an unprecedented legal challenge to ministers’ Rwanda plan.’
BBC News, 1st May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoner facing deportation had lack of care plan – BBC News
‘A prisoner facing deportation to Lithuania was segregated for 52 days with no care plan before his suicide, an investigation found. Karolis Baltrunas, 31, was found to have taken his own life on 27 August 2020 at HMP The Mount in Hertfordshire, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, external.’
BBC News, 29th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
