Paralysed Tinsley House detainee sues for damages – BBC News
“A man who broke his spine when he deliberately ran into a brick wall while in detention awaiting deportation is suing for damages.”
BBC News, 13th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: deportation
Human Rights Act is stopping us deporting foreign criminals, minister says – Daily Telegraph
“European human rights laws that prevent the deportation of foreign criminals must be overhauled, a minister has said, after figures showed that only a tiny fraction are ever thrown out of Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MF (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
MF (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1192; [2013] WLR (D) 380
“The new immigration rules, introduced by Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (2012) (HC 194) into Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (1994) (HC 395), which concerned the deportation of foreign criminals and the evaluation of their article 8 rights under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, were a complete code. Where a foreign criminal came within the provisions of paragraph 399 or 399A of HC395, as amended,, he could be entitled to leave to remain on a limited or indefinite basis on article 8 grounds, but where those paragraphs did not apply very compelling reasons, described as ‘exceptional circumstances’, would be required to outweigh the public interest in deportation.”
WLR Daily, 8th October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Deportation of foreign criminals: the new immigration rules are a “complete code” – UK Human Rights Blog
“MF (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1192. In what circumstances can a foreign criminal resist deportation on the basis of his right to family life under Article 8 of the Convention? Until 2012 this question was governed entirely by judge-made case law. Then rules 398, 399 and 399A were introduced into the Immigration Rules HC 395.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Theresa May: Deport foreign criminals before appeal – BBC News
“Theresa May has promised the government will ‘deport foreign criminals first, then hear their appeals’.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attacker’s sentence increased over deportation fear – Daily Telegraph
“Senior judges have increased the sentence handed to a violent foreign criminal because of the risk he would be freed from jail before the government could organise his deportation from Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rights judges halt deportation of ‘killer monk’ – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are facing a fresh challenge on human rights grounds to their ability to deport foreign criminals.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jails are being ‘used as holding pens’ for foreign ex-offenders – The Independent
“People who have served prison terms are being kept behind bars while they wait to be deported, government data shows.”
The Independent, 15th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminal who burned woman’s face can stay in Britain because of his human rights – Daily Telegraph
“A violent foreign criminal who burned a woman’s face with melted plastic and scalded her with boiling water has defeated a bid to deport him from Britain because of his human rights, the Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than 300 foreign criminals use ‘right to family life’ to escape deportation – Daily Telegraph
“More than 300 foreign criminals escaped deportation last year after they argued it would breach their human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The terrorist we can’t deport because of his human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are powerless to deport a convicted foreign terrorist who has lived in Britain for 12 years even though he has lost a long-running legal battle for refugee status.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Investigate law firm after ‘untruthful’ asylum case, says top judge – Daily Telegraph
“One of the country’s most senior judges has asked a legal regulator to consider striking off a law firm over its last-minute bids to block the deportation of failed asylum seekers.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court asks SRA to consider firm’s fitness to practise after contempt ruling – Legal Futures
“The incoming Lord Chief Justice has asked the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to consider a law firm’s continuing fitness to practise having found its senior partner in contempt of court.”
Legal Futures, 9th August 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga coroner issues damning report on deportations – The Guardian
“A coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of the Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga has issued a highly critical report that raises a series of concerns about the way the government and private contractors deport people from the UK.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for child cruelty overturns deportation bid – Daily Telegraph
“A German woman who was jailed for locking up her three children in squalid conditions has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s bid to deport her, The Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Only one in every 100 reports of illegal immigration results in deportation – Daily Telegraph
“Only one in every 100 reports of illegal immigration has resulted in someone being removed from the country, the Home Office has admitted.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge warns against ‘hopeless’ applications to halt deportations – The Guardian
“A leading judge has warned solicitors against making ‘hopeless’ applications to halt the deportation of failed asylum seekers “desperate not to leave this country”.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
G4S faces damages claim over killing of Jimmy Mubenga – The Guardian
“The family of an Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards has launched civil proceedings against the security services multinational after an inquest jury found that he had been unlawfully killed on a plane intended to deport him.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga was unlawfully killed, inquest jury finds – The Guardian
“An Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards as he was being deported from the UK was unlawfully killed, a jury has found.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Secretary statement on Abu Qatada – Home Office
“Statement by Home Secretary Theresa May following the deportation of Abu Qatada on Sunday (7 July).”
Home Office, 7th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
