‘Ministers are halting a “gold-plated” visa scheme offering foreign investors a fast-track to settling in the UK, as part of a crackdown on financial crime.’
BBC News, 5th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Home Office processes led to wrongful detentions and deportations of members of the Windrush generation, says a National Audit Office report.’
BBC News, 5th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six refugee families who have been stranded at a British military base in Cyprus for more than 20 years are to be allowed to settle in the UK following a legal battle.
The government has granted the group indefinite leave to enter the UK for permanent residence, in a U-turn that comes shortly before a Supreme Court hearing on the case.’
The Independent, 4th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office has made no attempt to inform people deported to Commonwealth countries that the Windrush taskforce exists, prompting concerns that people who were wrongly removed do not know they can have their cases looked into.’
The Independent, 28th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gay rugby player who is facing deportation to Kenya, where he says he will be persecuted because of his sexuality, has been granted bail allowing him to leave the immigration centre where he was being held.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Asylum seekers who need NHS care have been left in “considerable fear” because of the government’s “hostile environment” policies, according to the human rights watchdog.
In a highly critical report the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says people have gone without medical help since ministers forced the NHS in England to impose upfront charges to access care last year.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who used a small inflatable boat to smuggle Albanian migrants into the UK, in an operation so dangerous it was “like trying to cross the M25 at its busiest time on foot”, have each been jailed for eight years.’
The Independent, 21st November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Eight more members of the Windrush generation who may have been wrongly deported by UK authorities have been found to have died, taking the total to at least 11, the home secretary has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘NHS Digital has confirmed its withdrawal from an agreement to give the Home Office access to confidential data for immigration enforcement, following a legal challenge by campaigners.’
Rights Info, 12th November 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli has been arrested and could be deported to Ghana in the next few days, he has said.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rapists and killers are among hundreds of foreign criminals who have dropped off the Home Office’s radar. Immigration authorities also lost track of overseas nationals convicted of kidnap, weapons possession and robbery.’
The Independent, 9th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Citizens from more than 60 countries have been referred to the Windrush taskforce investigating mistreatment of immigrants who have lived in Britain for decades. Legal experts warned a “huge part of the iceberg remains under the surface” after the Home Office revealed 64 nationalities may have been affected by the Windrush crisis, despite the focus being on Caribbean immigrants.’
The Independent, 8th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A UK government minister has said the onus will be on employers to ensure that EU citizens have the right to work in the UK after the withdrawal from the EU in March next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Home Office is regularly attending local authority meetings with vulnerable migrant families to help collect data that can be used to remove the families from the UK.’
Rights Info, 29th October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The family of a man found dead in an immigration detention centre have reacted with fury to a decision to drop criminal charges against two private firms.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As discussed previously on the Blog, the rights of the family members of EEA nationals to reside in the UK is currently in a state of flux. One important issue concerns the appeal rights of an “extended family member” of an EEA national.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The government will ask lawyers how letters to people navigating a ‘complex’ immigration system can be improved, as MPs take a closer look at proposals to reform immigration detention.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th October 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman who was trafficked into Britain for prostitution and later locked up in an immigration centre is entitled to substantial damages from the Home Office for unlawful detention, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has agreed to carry out an independent and far-reaching inquiry into alleged abusive treatment of immigrants held in UK detention centres after being threatened with legal proceedings.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Blue flipflops, styrofoam plates and the daily clunk of the cells shutting: immigrants describe the grim reality of deportation ‘jails’.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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