Category: immigration
Supreme Court clarifies effect of deportation orders on indefinite leave – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The case R (on the application of George) v SSHD raised the issue of whether someone’s indefinite leave to remain in the UK, which was invalidated by a deportation order, remains invalid if the deportation order is revoked.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Home Office criticised for holding child asylum seekers in ‘stuffy and overcrowded’ conditions at Heathrow – The Independent
‘Child asylum seekers are being held in “disgraceful” conditions at Heathrow Airport, where they are often forced to sleep overnight in cramped rooms, a report published today warns.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serco facing inquiry over claims of sexual assaults at Yarl’s Wood detention centre – The Independent
‘Outsourcing giant Serco is to be investigated by MPs after it was forced to publish an internal report into claims of repeated sexual assaults at one of its immigration detention centres.’
The Independent, 18th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Are international students deterred by the UK’s immigration policy? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Government has been called upon to rethink immigration policy and remove non-EU students from net migration figures in a report published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. The Committee looked specifically at the number of international students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and whether the UK’s immigration policy has any impact on these numbers. It concludes the Government is simultaneously committed to reducing net migration and attracting increasing numbers of international students, a contradiction which could be removed by excluding students from net migration figures.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
David Miranda allowed to appeal against ruling on Heathrow detention – The Guardian
‘David Miranda, partner of the former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, has been granted permission to appeal against a ruling that he was lawfully detained under counter-terrorism powers at Heathrow airport. The case – which also involves a challenge to the police seizure of computer material related to the US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden – will now go to the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (on the application of Fitzroy George) (Respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 14th May 2014
Immigration judges block foreign killer’s deportation on ‘human rights’ grounds – Daily Telegraph
‘Somali man convicted of manslaughter defeats bid to remove him from Britain, despite being single man with no children.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
University tuition fees and discretionary leave to remain – Hardwicke Chambers
‘Recent press coverage1 has highlighted a black hole in the government’s finances concerning student debt. A mis-calculation in the number of graduates who will earn enough to repay their loans has meant that, should the number pass the 48% mark (which appears likely – it is currently at 45%, having already been raised from an initial figure of 28%) the government would have been better off keeping to the £3,000 a year tuition fees regime. Little comfort to those students subject to the £9,000 a year rate of fees, but there is another group of people who view students with access to university loans on any terms as the lucky ones: those with discretionary leave to remain (“DLR”).’
Hardwicke Chambers, 8th April 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
A (Respondent) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Appellant) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
A (Respondent) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Appellant) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 25 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 8th May 2014
Anonymity order compatible with Convention and common law – Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This appeal related to whether the Scottish Courts took the correct approach to prohibit the publication of a name or other matter in connection with court proceedings under section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, and whether the court’s discretion was properly exercised in this case. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal by the BBC.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th May 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Draft codes of practice for employers on preventing illegal working and avoiding discrimination during recruitment – Home Office
‘The draft codes of practice on preventing illegal working and avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working have been laid in Parliament on Tuesday 6 May 2014 pursuant to section 19 and section 23 respectively of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. They update the codes issued in February 2008.’
Home Office, 6th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Moronic’ hoaxer Joshua Bonehill-Paine spared jail – BBC News
‘A “moronic” hoaxer who claimed a pub had banned military personnel to avoid offending the immigrant population has been given a community order.’
BBC News, 25th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A third of immigration arrests lead to deportation – BBC News
‘Just over a third of immigration arrests following tip-offs from the public resulted in deportation in 2013, the Home Office has revealed.’
BBC News, 16th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Refugee Action) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
‘The Home Secretary had acted unlawfully in failing to identify and take account of certain essential living needs for which provision had to be made in setting the level of cash support under section 96(1)(b) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.’
WLR Daily, 9th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear case on EU migrants and temporary inability to work – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an EU national’s appeal over a ruling that he was not eligible for housing assistance from a local authority as his inability to work was not temporary.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
JA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
‘Although a tribunal adjudicating on an asylum appeal did not have power, in the absence of express statutory provision, to exclude relevant evidence in the form of records of the asylum applicant’s interviews, it was required by the common law principle of fairness to consider with care how much weight should be attached to such evidence, having regard to the circumstances in which it came into existence, and the extent to which reliance could properly be placed on the applicant’s answers.’
WLR Daily, 9th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Local Authority Focus – Families with No Recourse to Public Funding and Part III of the Children Act – Family Law Week
‘Sally Gore, barrister of Fourteen, considers a pressing concern of local authorities and immigrant families: the duties owed under Part III of the Children Act 1989 to individuals who have no recourse to public funding.’
Family Law Week, 9th April 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Student Yashika Bageerathi removed from UK as legal bid fails – BBC News
‘An A-Level student from north London has been removed from the country and is being flown back to Mauritius after a last ditch legal challenge failed.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yarl’s Wood death: Woman, 40, dies of heart attack at controversial immigration centre – The Independent
‘Police were on Sunday investigating the sudden death of a 40-year-old woman at a controversial immigration detention centre where Mauritian A-Level student Yashika Bageerathi is currently awaiting deportation.’
The Independent, 30th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
