Official delays stop Baha Mousa’s father entering Britain – The Independent
“Family of hotel worker tortured to death in Army’s Basra detention camp are excluded from compensation talks.”
The Independent, 29th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: immigration
New rules ‘risk carers shortage’ – BBC News
“Many foreign staff working in care homes in Wales are facing uncertainty because of new work permit guidance, a BBC Wales investigation has found.”
BBC News, 30th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beoku-Betts v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Beoku-Betts v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 39; [2008] WLR (D) 209
“S 65 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 required an adjudicator, in determining an alleged breach of a claimant’s right to respect for his family life under art 8 of the European Convention, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, to take account of the family unit as a whole, and if, overall, removal would be a disproportionate interference, all affected family members were to be included as victims.”
WLR Daily, 26th June 2008
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.
Britons may be jailed if relatives from abroad overstay – The Guardian
“Families who sponsor overseas relatives to visit Britain will face fines of up to £5,000 and possible prison sentences if their relatives overstay, under Home Office proposals announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Britons face jail if relatives overstay their visa – The Times
“The Home Office today moved to clamp down on family visits to Britain from overseas, while making it easier for sports and media stars to gain entry.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Deafness fear for girl facing deportation – The Guardian
“A toddler who underwent a series of operations to improve her hearing is facing a lifetime of total deafness after the Home Office refused her family permission to stay in the UK.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Local immigration teams launched – Home Office
“The new teams will work with police and border control agents to help ensure illegal working operations are stopped.”
Home Office, 19th June 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Protests at pre-entry English tests for spouses coming to UK – The Guardian
“Government plans to insist that spouses should have to learn English before they are allowed into Britain to join their husbands or wives have run into a barrage of opposition and warnings that the idea could breach human rights laws.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Illegals firms named and shamed – BBC News
“Companies that employ illegal immigrants are to be named and shamed in a further attempt to crack down on people smuggling.”
BBC News, 19th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for Home Department – Times Law Reports
MO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Where no transitional provisions existed, applications made under a previous regime of rules would be adjudged under the current replacement rules.”
The Times, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Regina (HSMP Forum Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“The introduction of a new and more restrictive regime for highly skilled immigrants was unlawful because it prejudiced people already admitted to the UK under an earlier regime by reducing their opportunity to gain permanent rights of residency.”
The Times, 29th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“While the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal had power to pronounce an oral decision at the conclusion of a hearing, it was the written determination which constituted the decision. If an oral pronouncement was inconsistent with a subsequent written determination, there should be another hearing.”
The Times, 27th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Large Scale Expansion Of Britain’s Detention Estate – Home Office
“The UK Border Agency today (19 May) announced plans for up to 60 per cent more immigration removal centre places. The extra spaces, which will total between 1,300 and 1,500, will help the new Agency lift the number of removals of illegal immigrants up from its current performance of one removal every eight minutes.”
Home Office, 19th May 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Woman jailed for smuggling baby – BBC News
“A Nigerian woman has been jailed for 26 months for bringing a child illegally into the UK.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deportation dispute man leaves UK – BBC News
“Campaigners for a Filipino man who lost his fight to stay in the UK after his wife died are hoping to persuade the Home Office to look again at his case.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Widower loses fight to stay in UK – BBC News
“A Filipino man whose wife died after an injection mix-up during childbirth has lost his fight to stay in the UK.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New immigration rules announced – BBC News
“Details of rules controlling the number of skilled migrants from outside the European Economic Area working in the UK are due to be revealed later.”
BBC News, 6th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Illegal workers prosecutions rise – BBC News
“There has been a dramatic increase in the number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 5th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office in new attempt to bar US rapper – The Guardian
“The Home Office yesterday lodged a second appeal in an attempt to prevent the US rapper Snoop Dogg entering Britain, after being twice overruled by immigration judges.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
