“This time last year, the first of the riots that would engulf England began. Paul Peachey revisits the victims and perpetrators of the violence, and finds a case that highlights the harshness of the treatment some offenders received.”
The Independent, 6th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Where a foreign national was removed from the United Kingdom in consequence of the unlawful issue of a certificate under section 96(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 following refusal by the Secretary of State of his application for revocation of a deportation order, there was no presumption that the court should order his return to pursue an in-country appeal.”
WLR Daily, 26th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“More than 100 Albanian nationals who are prisoners in British jails face being sent back to their country under a compulsory transfer agreement signed on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two high court judges have dismissed a fresh attempt by the radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada to be released from a maximum-security prison on bail pending his deportation back to Jordan.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada, who has spent more than six years in detention, will on Tuesday launch a fresh bid for release. Qatada’s lawyers will apply to the high court for a writ of habeas corpus and permission to launch a judicial review of his continuing detention while he fights deportation to Jordan to stand trial on terrorist charges.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Fijian man who served in the British Army for 13 years is fighting to stay in the UK after being told he must leave the country by 9 August.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three guards who worked for the security firm G4S have been told they will not face manslaughter charges over the death of Jimmy Mubenga, an Angolan refugee who collapsed while being escorted on a flight from Heathrow airport in London 21 months ago.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jimmy Makenda Mubenga died on 12 October 2010 on a flight to Angola before it had left Heathrow airport. Mr Mubgenga died from cardiorespiratory collapse after being restrained by security guards. A specialist prosecutor within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reviewed the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service into Mr Mubenga’s tragic death.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
“The UK Border Agency has reacted with fury to a court ruling allowing a Sudanese asylum seeker who raped a 12-year-old girl to remain in Britain.”
The Independent, 15th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal recently issued its judgment in XX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 742, an appeal from a decision of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC’) upholding the Secretary of State’s decision to deport an Ethiopian national on grounds of national security.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The rule on the exclusion of evidence obtained by torture was exceptional. It was not an abuse of process to admit evidence from security service officers obtained in secret detention facilities.”
WLR Daily, 15th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Foreign criminals jailed for four years or more must be deported regardless of how long they have been in the UK, MPs will tell the courts today.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Today (17 June) the Sunday Telegraph (ST) has named and shamed the ‘three judges who allowed the most appeals’ in cases involving the deportation of foreign criminals (Judges who allow foreign criminals to stay in Britain).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A violent foreign criminal who illegally returned to Britain weeks after being deported has won the right to stay in this country because of his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tomorrow, the Home Secretary will announce to Parliament plans to give judges guidance on how to interpret Article 8 ECHR (the right to private and family life) in foreign criminal deportation cases. There has been already significant speculation as to whether the long-heralded changes will make much or even any difference.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Theresa May is heading for a renewed showdown with the courts over the rights of foreign prisoners battling to avoid deportation after signalling that she would bring in primary legislation if judges failed to implement new rules.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A group of Tamil asylum seekers who were meant to have been deported back to Sri Lanka this afternoon have been given a last minute reprieve after lawyers managed to persuade a court that they were at a credible risk of torture should they be returned.”
The Independent, 31st May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
” Abu Qatada will remain in Britain for at least another five months while he launches a further appeal against deportation, but he will spend it behind bars, a court ruled yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Serious criminals cannot avoid deportation by hiding behind EU rules on free movement, judges concluded yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Nearly 4,000 foreign criminals are still at large in the community despite being earmarked for deportation, it emerged last night.”
The Independent, 16th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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