‘R (Ademiluyi) v SSHD [2017] EWHC 935 (Admin) concerns a successful claim for damages by an individual unlawfully detained under immigration powers. It is notable for its restatement of the importance of the third Hardial Singh principle, and as a further example of the Secretary of State’s ‘enduring casualness’ [23] when dealing with cases involving immigration detention.’
Free Movement, 9th May 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A child has been held in “prolonged periods of solitary confinement” at Feltham young offender institution, locked in his cell for 23 and a half hours a day and denied the education to which he is legally entitled, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new fast-track system to speed up immigration and asylum appeals for those in detention has been drawn up.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Accelerating appeals for detained asylum seekers risks putting speed before justice, the Law Society has warned, after justice secretary Liz Truss unveiled a new system she says will save taxpayers an estimated £2.7m.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th April 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An investigation has been launched into the death of a 43-year-old man in an immigration removal centre on Sunday, the Home Office has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two private firms will face criminal charges over the death of a man in a British immigration detention centre.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A popular shop worker who has lived in the UK for 26 years and was detained by immigration officers the day after article 50 was triggered will have two weeks to challenge his deportation following an intervention from the Labour MP Keir Starmer.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of people self-harming in one of the UK’s immigration detention centres has increased three-fold in four years, an inspection report has revealed, prompting NGOs to highlight an “urgent” need for detention reform.’
The Independent, 21st March 2017
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
‘In R (on the application of Iqbal) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 79 (Admin) the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) was found to have unlawfully detained a claimant whom they had alleged had fraudulently obtained an Educational Test Service (ETS) certificate to show that he spoke English to the level required for his immigration application.’
Free Movement, 15th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The government could be found to have illegally detained many child asylum seekers after a landmark ruling in the court of appeal said immigration officers could not simply disbelieve the stated age of refugees.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Seven victims of torture who have been locked up in immigration detention are at the high court, challenging as unlawful a government policy that allows some torture survivors to be imprisoned.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A legal challenge over a boy locked up for 23 hours a day in a London prison has been given the go-ahead.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government has been accused of attempting to bury the truth about Britain’s role in the CIA’s extraordinary rendition process by seeking to have a case, brought by two men detained by the US, heard in secret.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Seventeen British citizens or residents were detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. But who are they, how did they come to be there and what became of them following their release?’
BBC News, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘At least 14 former inmates of a detention centre who made allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse against prison officers claim that their complaints were ignored by police.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman with a learning disability who died whilst in the intensive care unit of a hospital was not in ‘state detention’, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court is expected this week to make it more difficult for former Taliban fighters to sue the Government over their detention in Afghanistan.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Free Movement has reported twice on immigration removal centres (IRCs) blocking access to websites informing detainees of their legal rights. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Haslar IRC two years ago for having the websites of Bail for Immigration Detainees and Amnesty International blocked.’
Free Movement, 13th December 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Four hundred people killed themselves shortly after being released from police custody in England and Wales in the last seven years, a report says.’
BBC News, 10th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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