Family wins £100,000 for detention ordeal – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2010 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, immigration, news by sally

“A refugee has won a settlement of £100,000 from the Home Office after it admitted falsely imprisoning her and her children at an immigration detention centre.”

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The Guardian, 29th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

KB (Trinidad and Tobago) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted January 26th, 2010 in deportation, immigration, law reports by sally

KB (Trinidad and Tobago) v Secretary of State for the Home Department  [2010] EWCA Civ 11; [2010] WLR (D) 9

“Deportation cases, where the aim was the prevention or disorder and crime, did not call for a materially different approach from that required in ordinary removal cases, where the aim was the maintenance of effective immigration control. The issues arose under the same legal framework and involved the same essential question as to whether, if expulsion would interfere with rights protected by art 8(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, such interference was proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued.”

WLR Daily, 25th January 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

JO (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; JT (Ivory Coast)v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted January 26th, 2010 in appeals, deportation, immigration, law reports, young offenders by sally

JO (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; JT (Ivory Coast)v Secretary of State for the Home Department  [2010] EWCA Civ 10; [2010] WLR (D) 8

“Where it was sought to deport or remove a settled migrant who had spent the major part of his/her childhood in the United Kingdom, on the basis that he had committed criminal offences, the Home Secretary would have to show very serious reasons to justify his/her removal which would interfere with the migrant’s Convention right to respect for his private and family life. The decision letter should make it clear whether the decision had been made for the prevention of disorder or crime or for the maintenance of effective immigration control.”

WLR Daily, 25th January 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Changes to UK Border Agency policy on judicial reviews – UK Border Agency

Posted December 21st, 2009 in immigration, judicial review, press releases, regulations by sally

“The UK Border Agency is changing the way it manages judicial review challenges from those being removed from the UK.”

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UK Border Agency, 18th December 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Alleged abuse of student visa system – government response – UK Border Agency

Posted December 9th, 2009 in immigration, press releases, visas by sally

“The government has responded to allegations in The Sunday Telegraph that Tier 4 of the UK’s points-based system for immigration is being widely abused by foreign nationals posing as students.”

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UK Border Agency, 8th December 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

UK Border Agency crackdown on rogue employers – UK Border Agency

Posted December 1st, 2009 in employment, immigration, press releases by sally

“Seventeen illegal workers have been caught in Lincolnshire by the UK Border Agency as part of an ongoing campaign to crack down on rogue employers.”

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UK Border Agency, 30th November 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Crusaders face £60,000 visa fine over Australian six – BBC News

Posted December 1st, 2009 in immigration, news, visas by sally

“The Crusaders could be fined £60,000 over the visa irregularities that led to the UK Borders Agency deporting six of their Australia-born players.”

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BBC News, 30th November

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Detention of children at immigration ‘prisons’ attacked by MPs – The Observer

Posted November 30th, 2009 in children, immigration, imprisonment, news by sally

“Too many children being held at detention centres for too long, says home affairs select committee.”

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The Observer, 29th November 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

 

Bogus bride jailed for part in fake marriage scam – UK Border Agency

Posted November 26th, 2009 in conspiracy, immigration, marriage, press releases, sentencing by sally

“A Jamaican woman who took part in a massive marriage scam in the West Midlands was today sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court.”

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UK Border Agency, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Policy ‘makes marriage miserable’ – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2009 in immigration, married persons, news by sally

“The first year of a young couple’s marriage has been made miserable by a ‘rigid and inflexible’ immigration policy, the High Court has heard.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Immigration judges: ‘Afghanistan is not in a state of war’ – The Independent

Posted October 24th, 2009 in Afghanistan, asylum, deportation, immigration, news, tribunals by sally

“Hundreds of Afghans living in Britain face being deported after immigration judges ruled that their home country’s bloody conflict did not make the region an unsafe place to return failed asylum-seekers.”

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The Independent, 23rd October 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Owning a cat helped immigrant avoid deportation – The Independent

Posted October 19th, 2009 in deportation, immigration, news by sally

“An immigrant facing deportation from Britain cited ownership of a pet cat with his girlfriend as part of his legal battle to stay in the country, it was revealed today.”

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The Independent, 19th October 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Deported Iraqis put straight back on plane to Britain – The Independent

Posted October 19th, 2009 in deportation, immigration, Iraq, news by sally

“More than 30 Iraqi asylum-seekers deported to Baghdad by the Home Office have been refused entry to their own country and flown back to Britain.”

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The Independent, 17th October 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Dutch MP overturns UK entry ban – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2009 in appeals, freedom of expression, immigration, Islam, news by sally

“Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders has won an appeal against a Home Office decision barring his entry to the UK.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Immigration rules relaxed to allow tens of thousands to stay, secret memo – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 9th, 2009 in asylum, immigration, news by sally

“Immigration rules have been quietly relaxed to allow tens of thousands of asylum seekers to stay – so a deadline to clear a massive backlog can be met, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph,

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Changes to the Immigration Rules – UK Border Agency

Posted October 1st, 2009 in immigration, news, regulations by sally

“Changes to the Immigration Rules, which came into effect today, will make changes to the current criteria for the admission of sole representatives of overseas businesses coming to the United Kingdom for the purposes of establishing a branch of that business. These changes will also re-introduce provision for representatives of overseas media businesses.”

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UK Border Agency, 1st October 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Attorney General Baroness Scotland fined £5,000 over illegal immigrant housekeeper – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney General ‘likely to be fined for employing illegal immigrant’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is likely to be fined for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, it has been claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Border agency powers ‘too much’ – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in immigration, news by sally

“An immigration group has condemned UK Border Agency powers following a report of a raid on the home of a Tongan ex-employee of the attorney general.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney general sacks maid alleged to be working illegally – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2009 in immigration, news, visas by sally

“The attorney general sacked her housekeeper last night amid claims the woman had overstayed on a visa and was no longer legally entitled to work in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 17th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk