Category: immigration

MW (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Report

Posted January 15th, 2008 in children, immigration, law reports by sally

MW (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

“A foreign national child of parents or a relative present and settled in the UK was not entitled to enter unless he would be maintained, without recourse to public funds, by the parent or relative he was seeking to join, not third parties.”

The Times, 15th January 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.

Crackdown on immigration unveiled – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“The Home Office is to set out new measures to strengthen Britain’s borders and cut illegal immigration.”

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BBC News, 14th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association voice concerns on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – The Bar Council

Posted January 9th, 2008 in criminal justice, immigration, press releases by sally

“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have voiced their concerns about key elements of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill in a hard-hitting briefing sent to MPs this week.”

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The Bar Council, 8th January 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted January 4th, 2008 in immigration, law reports, married persons by sally

AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“A spouse who had married an overseas overstayer was entitled to have his right to a family life to be taken into account, although he was not a formal party to the proceedings seeking the removal of the overstayer.”

The Times, 4th January 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.

Racism at immigration centres revealed in report – The Guardian

Posted January 4th, 2008 in immigration, news, racism by sally

“Staff training at immigration detention centres must be improved, says an official report which recorded a catalogue of racist behaviour in the system.”

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The Guardian, 4th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Critics attack £1,000 bond scheme for foreign relatives who visit UK – The Independent

Posted December 19th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“Moves to make families pay bonds of up to £1,000 to sponsor visits by foreign relatives have been condemned as discriminatory.”

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The Independent, 19th December 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Illegal immigrant was working at front desk of Home Office – The Independent

Posted December 18th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith faced huge embarrassment last night after it emerged that an illegal immigrant had been caught working on the front desk at the Home Office.”

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The Independent, 18th December 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

£1,000 bond planned for visits by overseas relatives – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“Families who sponsor visits by overseas relatives to Britain will first have to pay a bond, expected to be £1,000, under new immigration proposals out this week.”

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The Guardian, 17th December 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tourist visa times ‘to be halved’ – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“Proposals to cut the time tourists from outside the EU can stay in the UK from six months to three are expected to be announced by ministers this week.”

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BBC News, 16th December 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

11,000 security staff are working illegally – The Times

Posted December 14th, 2007 in immigration, news, security companies by sally

“The number of migrants found to be illegally working in the private security industry is more than double the figure given by the Home Office last month.”

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The Times, 14th December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Security agenda is out of date, thinktank says – The Guardian

Posted December 10th, 2007 in crime, immigration, terrorism by sally

“Whitehall’s notions of what constitutes national security are out of date, incoherent and need a radical shake-up, a report by the thinktank Demos will say today.”

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The Guardian, 10th December 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Simplifying Immigration Law For The 21st Century – Home Office

Posted December 7th, 2007 in immigration, press releases by sally

“A proposal to use a new Government Bill to simplify immigration law has received positive feedback, the Home Office revealed today.”

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Home Office press release, 6th December 2007

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Immigration centre ‘less safe’ – BBC News

Posted November 27th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“Britain’s highest security immigration centre is ‘significantly less safe’ than two years ago, a report by the chief inspector of prisons has said.”

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BBC News, 27th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government: businesses must hire legally – Home Office

Posted November 23rd, 2007 in employment, immigration, press releases by sally

“New policy would levy unlimited fines or prison sentences for employers who use illegal immigrant labour”

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Home Office, 22nd November 2007

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Brown to confirm role for police in border force – The Guardian

Posted November 14th, 2007 in immigration, news, police, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown will today clarify the future role of the police in his plans for a unified border force designed to track and stem the flow of potential terrorists into the country.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Smith accused of ‘blunder and panic’ – The Independent

Posted November 14th, 2007 in employment, immigration, news by sally

“More than one in five of the foreigners cleared to work in security jobs could be illegal immigrants, the Home Secretary admitted amid accusations of ‘blunder, panic and cover-up’ in the Home Office.”

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The Independent, 14th November 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 6th, 2007 in asylum, consultations, immigration, tribunals by sally

“A consultation paper proposing amendments to clarify existing rules and procedures, and to incorporate case law into the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal’s Procedure Rules and Fast Track Procedure Rules. One amendment is required as a result of primary legislation (the UK Borders Bill).”

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Ministry of Justice, 5th November 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK Borders Act 2007

Posted November 6th, 2007 in immigration, legislation by sally

UK Borders Act 2007 published.

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Human rights chief to investigate “anti-white bias” in council housing – The Times

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in housing, immigration, news, race discrimination by sally

“A new inquiry into whether immigrants jump council housing queues was announced by Trevor Phillips yesterday as the row over immigration policy intensified.”

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The Times, 2nd November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lord Chief Justice: fight terror by respecting human rights – The Times

Posted October 4th, 2007 in human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“Britain’s most senior judge defended the Human Rights Act this morning as a key weapon in the fight against terrorism and called for the rights of the UK’s ‘millions of immigrants’ to be protected.”

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The Times, 3rd October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk