Regina (AA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, children, detention, immigration, law reports, Supreme Court by tracey

Regina (AA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2013] UKSC 49;   [2013] WLR (D)  272

“The Home Secretary did not act unlawfully when she detained a 17-year-old illegal immigrant in the mistaken but reasonable belief that he was aged over 18.”

WLR Daily, 10th July 2013

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Confused bride exposes sham marriage plot after forgetting groom’s name – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2013 in fraud, immigration, marriage, news, sentencing, visas by tracey

“A bogus couple whose sham marriage was scuppered after the bride could not remember the groom’s name have been jailed. Jayeola Abiola, 27, a Nigerian national, barely knew his would-be wife Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 29, from Portugal. They planned to walk down the aisle to the ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – a choice Hull crown court heard was ‘rather apt.’ ”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2013

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R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) – YouTube

Posted July 11th, 2013 in appeals, children, detention, immigration, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 49 | UKSC 2013/0032 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

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Employers exploiting illegal immigrants face tougher sanctions – Home Office

Posted July 10th, 2013 in employment, fines, immigration, news by sally

“Rogue firms employing illegal immigrants face new £20,000 penalty per illegal worker.”

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Home Office, 9th July 2013

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Home Secretary statement on Abu Qatada – Home Office

Posted July 8th, 2013 in bills, deportation, human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“Statement by Home Secretary Theresa May following the deportation of Abu Qatada on Sunday (7 July).”

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Home Office, 7th July 2013

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As Abu Qatada leaves, Theresa May vows to change human rights law – The Guardian

“Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, celebrated the successful deportation of Abu Qatada to Jordan on Sunday by saying the long-running saga meant there would have to be ‘wholesale changes’ in Britain’s human rights laws.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2013

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UK visa rule challenge rejected by High Court – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2013 in families, human rights, immigration, married persons, news, visas by tracey

“UK family immigration rules are not discriminatory and do not infringe human
rights, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 5th July 2013

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Consultation launched into migrant access of health services – Home Office

Posted July 5th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, press releases by tracey

“A consultation into short term migrant’s access and contribution to the NHS has been launched as part of the Immigration Bill.”

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Home Office, 3rd July 2013

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Proposals for landlord checks to tackle illegal migrants renting – Home Office

“Private landlords will be required to check the immigration status of new tenants under government proposals being launched in a consultation today.”

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Home Office,3rd July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

The foreign rioter we cannot deport because of his ‘right to family life’ – Daily Telegraph

“Lawyers for Derrick Kinsasi successfully argued that sending him back to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would breach his ‘right to family life’ under Labour’s Human Rights Act, even though he is unmarried and has no children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2013

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Private landlords face £3,000 fines for renting to illegal immigrants – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 4th, 2013 in consultations, fines, immigration, landlord & tenant, news by sally

“Private landlords face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to inspect tenants’ passports and other identity documents to establish that they are not illegal immigrants.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013

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Consultations on upcoming immigration bill – UK Border Agency

Posted July 4th, 2013 in bills, consultations, health, immigration, landlord & tenant, news by sally

“The government has launched two consultations seeking views on proposed immigration legislation.”

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UK Border Agency, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Immigration Rule changes – UK Border Agency

“As previously announced a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today, Monday 1 July 2013.”

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Uk Border Agency, 30th June 2013

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Man jailed over passport fraud – Home Office

“A man who attempted to help illegal immigrants get into the UK with British passports has been jailed for nearly four years.”

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Home Office, 28th June 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Regina ((JB) (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Regina ((JB) (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2013] EWCA Civ 666;   [2013] WLR (D)  252

“Since the undisputed evidence was that homosexuals were routinely persecuted in Jamaica, the Secretary of State had acted unlawfully in designating Jamaica, under section 94(5)(a) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, as a state where there was ‘in general no serious risk of persecution of persons entitled to reside in that state.’ ”

WLR Daily, 12th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Raju and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted June 28th, 2013 in appeals, education, immigration, law reports, notification by tracey

Raju and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2013] EWCA Civ 754;   [2013] WLR (D)  253

“Table 10 of Appendix A of paragraph 245FD of the Immigration Rules required that an applicant for leave to remain under the Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) provisions of the points-based system therein should have obtained the appropriate qualification before making the application in order to obtain the necessary points.”

WLR Daily, 25th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

US bloggers banned from entering UK – BBC News

“Two prominent US bloggers have been banned from entering the UK, the Home Office has said.”

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BBC News, 26th June 2013

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UKBA failed to pursue missing asylum seeker leads – The Independent

Posted June 26th, 2013 in asylum, immigration, investigatory powers, news by sally

“Border officials failed to pursue more than 3,000 leads identified on police databases when attempting to track down missing asylum seekers, an inspector has found.”

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The Independent, 26th June 2013

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European Court of Justice grapples with secret evidence in UK immigration case – UK Human Rights Blog

“The European Court of Justice has, in recent days, handed down a judgment that hits several hot buttons: UK immigration law, EU human rights, secret evidence, and suspicions of terrorism. In ZZ the Court has had to rule on the use of secret evidence before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC).”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th June 2013

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Changes to the Immigration Rules – July 2013 – UK Border Agency

Posted June 12th, 2013 in families, identification, immigration, news, time limits, universities, visas by sally

“Today, Monday 10 June 2013, a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013.”

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UK Border Agency, 10th June 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk