‘Garden Court Chambers’ Amanda Weston QC delivered the plenary speech at our inaugural Migrant Support Conference with Legal Action Group (LAG) on 28 November 2018.’
Garden Court Chambers, 3rd December 2018
‘A judge has rejected a challenge by a member of the Windrush generation to the government requirement for the NHS to charge overseas patients for treatment.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Only European Economic Area (EEA) citizens already resident in the UK by 29 March 2019 would be entitled to apply for the UK’s settlement scheme in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, according to a new policy paper published by the government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Liverpool City Council is to contest the next cases in which apparently adult asylum seekers claim to be children, in the face of a potential £1.5m cost for looking after them.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Stansted 15 expected to face retribution for their protest. They never expected to be found guilty of terrorism offences.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ahead of the planned parliamentary vote on the UK / EU Withdrawal Agreement, many EU nationals remain concerned about their future status in the UK, particularly in the event of a no-deal Brexit. So what do we know at this stage?’
Technology Law Update, 10th December 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘ECHR, art 8 prevents someone from being removed from the UK where doing so would have a disproportionate impact on their private life and/or family life. Where a migrant seeks to rely on art 8, it is accordingly necessary for the Home Office, or on appeal the First-tier Tribunal, to conduct a balancing exercise between the individual’s private and family life rights on the one hand and the ‘public interest’ on the other.’
UKSC Blog, 4th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Home Office unlawfully removed a child asylum seeker from the UK and has been ordered to arrange his return in a landmark High Court ruling.’
The Independent, 6th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police will cease to automatically pass information about people suspected of being in the country illegally to deportation authorities if they come forward as victims of crime, according to a new policy hammered out in the wake of the Windrush scandal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
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