‘At least nine people have died before receiving money applied for through the Windrush compensation scheme, according to Home Office figures.’
BBC News, 2nd November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eight Fijian-born soldiers who served with the British army in Iraq and Afghanistan have been rebuffed in their initial attempt to seek a judicial review of the handling of their immigration claims.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 21/10/2020, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Home Office’s removal window policy (“the Policy”) was unlawful. The Policy incorporated an unacceptable risk of interference with the right of access to court by exposing a category of irregular migrants — including those who have claims in respect of their right to life and/or freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment — to the risk of removal without any proper opportunity to challenge a relevant decision in a court or tribunal.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th October 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘On 22 October 2020 new Immigration Rules were published which will fundamentally change how UK business recruits and retains migrant talent. Here we look at 10 key things to know about these changes, and how they may affect individuals and employers.’
EIN Blog, 27th October 2020
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The Law Society has called for four reforms which it says would reduce the need for citizens to resort to judicial review, in its submission to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL).’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An electrician who was wrongly classified as being an illegal immigrant, despite living in London for more than 45 years, was destitute as he waited a year for the Windrush taskforce to decide on his application to stay in the UK, the parliamentary ombudsman has ruled.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The court of appeal has quashed a Home Office policy of removing migrants from the UK without access to justice.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Many more EU citizens with criminal records will be barred from entering the UK from January, the Home Office has said.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI 2020 No. 1086) will come into force as law on 27 October 2020 after being signed by Kevin Foster, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Future Borders and Immigration) on 01 October 2020.’
Richmond Chambers, 16th October 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
‘The scorn shown by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel marks a departure from centuries of Conservative tradition.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Earlier this year, Covid-19 threw the UK’s immigration landscape into disarray. Travel restrictions, reduced working capacity at the Home Office and temporary shutdown of third-party providers caused much uncertainty for those trapped overseas and those in the UK. Added to this were the loss of jobs, salary reductions and individuals no longer being able to meet the requirements of their stay. Below we consider some of the key measures the Home Office introduced over this period for overseas nationals with time-limited restrictions in the UK.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th October 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The last thing the country needs is a government in which ministers exercise “unbridled power”, the UK’s longest serving supreme court justice has said.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There has, in recent years, been a proliferation of case law on appeals against deportation by foreign national criminals on grounds of private and family life. The statutory scheme is complex enough, but the various tests (“unduly harsh”, “very compelling circumstances”) have also been subject to extensive judicial gloss, leaving practitioners and judges to wade through a confusing sea of alphabet-country soup case names.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th October 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The family of an NHS consultant who has treated many patients during the coronavirus pandemic, and who is now critically ill with Covid himself, are facing removal from the UK.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government is to fast-track legislation that it believes will stop vulnerable EU citizens becoming Windrush-type victims of Brexit, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Home Office watchdog has said the department must use “neutral language” after its repeated use of the term “activist lawyer” prompted outrage.’
The Independent, 15th October 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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