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Home Office suspends immigration checks on UK bank accounts – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2018 in banking, immigration, news by tracey

‘The Home Office is to suspend controversial immigration checks on thousands of bank accounts in the wake of the Windrush scandal. The department is in the process of contacting banks and building societies to instruct them to reduce the scope of the checks, which were introduced as part of Theresa May’s plans to create a “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants.’

The Guardian, 17th May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Victims of serious crime face arrest over immigration status – BBC News

Posted May 14th, 2018 in crime, immigration, news, victims by sally

‘More than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enforcement, new figures show.’

BBC News, 14th May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘It’s destroyed my life’: Windrush victim recognised as legal citizen after 13 years – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2018 in citizenship, colonies, government departments, immigration, news by sally

‘In a rare insight into the workings of Lunar House immigration HQ, Hubert Howard recounts how he lost his job and was denied benefits after the Home Office said he was an illegal migrant.’

The Guardian, 10th May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Child slavery victim sues Home Office after sexual assault at Morton Hall – The Guardian

Posted May 8th, 2018 in child abuse, detention, duty of care, government departments, immigration, news, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘A Vietnamese victim of child slavery has launched legal proceedings against the government after he was sexually assaulted at Morton Hall immigration removal centre, the Guardian can reveal.’

The Guardian, 7th May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Afghan interpreters’ UK immigration fee waived – BBC News

Posted May 4th, 2018 in Afghanistan, armed forces, fees, immigration, interpreters, news by tracey

‘Afghan interpreters who served with British troops fighting against the Taliban will be able to stay in the UK for free, the home secretary has said. More than 150 Afghans given five-year residency permits said they faced being sent back to Afghanistan when they expire, unless they paid £2,389 to apply for indefinite leave to remain. Sajid Javid said the fees have been waived.’

BBC News, 8th May 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Windrush scandal: Tories vote to block release of secret documents as they launch review – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in citizenship, disclosure, documents, government departments, immigration, news by tracey

‘The Conservatives have blocked attempts to force the government to release internal documents relating to the Windrush scandal. The House of Commons voted down the proposal after the Tories ordered their MPs to oppose it. Labour had tried to use an archaic parliamentary procedure to force the government to hand over the files, which they said would reveal how much ministers knew about the problems facing Windrush generation immigrants.’

The Independent, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Brook House: Use of force against immigration detainees more than doubles in a year, watchdog finds – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in detention, immigration, news, reports, self-harm by tracey

‘Use of force against people in one of the UK’s largest immigration detention centres has soared by more than 160 per cent in two years, a watchdog report has revealed.’

The Independent, 2nd May 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

High court blocks Amber Rudd attempt to deport witness – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2018 in deportation, immigration, inquests, news, witnesses by tracey

‘Amber Rudd has lost a legal battle over her attempts to deport a key witness to a controversial death at a UK immigration centre. Jamaican Andrew Van Horn was due to be expelled from the country this week, despite the likelihood that he would be summoned to appear at an inquest into the death, and to a separate police investigation.’

The Guardian, 28th April 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Immigration lawyers using delaying tactics to keep illegal immigrants in Britain, High Court says – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 27th, 2018 in abuse of process, human rights, immigration, news, solicitors by tracey

‘Immigration lawyers are using delaying tactics to keep illegal immigrants in Britain, High Court judges have said. Law firms are “buying time” by filing endless “hopeless” appeals and applications “with a view to generating new Home Office decisions” and keeping the process going for longer, two senior judges said.’

Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office agencies at heart of Windrush scandal rife with discrimination and harassment, employees say – The Independent

Posted April 23rd, 2018 in civil servants, government departments, harassment, immigration, news, race discrimination by tracey

‘The government immigration agencies at the centre of the Windrush scandal are “rife” with discrimination and harassment, a survey of their own employees reveals.
Official documents show staff at Border Force reporting high levels of discrimination, with almost one in four (23 per cent) saying they had experienced it.’

The Independent, 23rd April 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BSB publishes a new guide for barristers working with vulnerable immigration clients – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 19th, 2018 in barristers, continuing professional development, immigration, press releases by tracey

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published an online guide to assist immigration barristers when they work closely with vulnerable clients. The new resource will help immigration barristers to identify, assess and manage vulnerability as well as help them to meet their regulatory and other legal duties.’

Full press release

Bar Standards Board, 18th April 2018

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Undocumented Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK – UK Visas and Immigration

Posted April 17th, 2018 in children, citizenship, deportation, documents, immigration, visas by tracey

‘This information is for Commonwealth citizens (known as “Windrush” cases) who are long-term residents of the UK and do not have documents to demonstrate their status. It explains their position and what they need to do next.’

UK Visas and Immigration, 17th April 2018

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

MPs urge May to resolve immigration status of Windrush children – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2018 in citizenship, colonies, immigration, news by tracey

‘More than 140 MPs from all parties have signed a letter to Theresa May, expressing concern about the many Commonwealth-born, long-term British residents who have been incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants and calling on her to find a “swift resolution of this growing crisis”.’

The Guardian, 16th April 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Government ‘failing to act on serious concerns about NHS data sharing’ raised by doctors – The Independent

Posted April 16th, 2018 in data protection, immigration, medical records, news by tracey

‘The government has been accused of failing to act on “serious concerns” raised by doctors and MPs about an NHS policy that sees patient details shared with immigration authorities.’

The Independent, 15th April 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Serious flaws’ in UK immigration system, Law Society warns – BBC News

Posted April 13th, 2018 in appeals, immigration, news by tracey

‘Bad immigration decisions are having a “devastating” effect on families and businesses and undermining the rule of law, solicitors have warned. Nearly half of decisions that go to appeal in England and Wales are overturned, suggesting the system is “serious flawed”, the Law Society said.’

BBC News, 12th April 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Opelo Kgari: Government thwarted in second bid to deport woman brought to UK from Botswana – The Independent

Posted April 10th, 2018 in appeals, children, deportation, detention, immigration, injunctions, news by tracey

‘The government has been thwarted in its second attempt to deport a woman who came to the UK from Botswana when she was 13 years old.’

The Independent, 10th April 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

No UK border exit records for 600,000 people, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted March 29th, 2018 in airlines, immigration, news, reports by tracey

‘Theresa May’s long-promised system of “100% exit checks” at Britain’s borders is so unreliable that it contains no departure records for more than 600,000 people who should have left the country in the past two years, a watchdog has revealed.’

The Guardian, 28th March 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Grenfell Tower: handling relatives’ immigration cases – Home Office

Posted March 26th, 2018 in families, immigration, inquests by tracey

‘Guidance on requests for further limited leave from relatives of those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.’

Home Office, 23rd March 2018

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Theresa May refuses to intervene over man’s £54,000 NHS cancer bill – The Guardian

Posted March 23rd, 2018 in cancer, immigration, medical treatment, news, passports by tracey

‘Theresa May has refused to intervene in the case of Albert Thompson, the London cancer patient asked to pay £54,000 for treatment despite having lived in the UK for 44 years, as it emerged that there could be tens of thousands of people in a similarly uncertain immigration position.’

The Guardian, 22nd May 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Immigration Detention: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back — Sophie Walker – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 20th, 2018 in bail, detention, human rights, immigration, news by sally

‘New legislation significantly curtails accommodation provision for those seeking release from immigration detention. The likely result is more and more people being held in immigration detention.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 19th March 2018

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

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