Category: deportation

Detention of mentally ill foreign national violated Convention rights – Daniel Sokol – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 29th, 2011 in deportation, detention, human rights, mental health, news by sally

“The High Court has found that the Secretary of State unlawfully detained a mentally ill foreign national who was awaiting deportation. By failing to notify the claimant of the deportation order in good time or to follow the Home Office’s own published policies on the detention of mentally ill persons, and by detaining the claimant in degrading conditions, the Secretary of State had breached Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) and Article 5 (right to liberty and security of person) of the Convention.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th September 2011

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Deporting prisoners: efficacy of the prison system – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 26th, 2011 in deportation, human rights, news, rape by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights has held in AA v United Kingdom (no. 8000/08) that a young Nigerian man cannot be deported back to his country of birth after serving almost half of a four year sentence for the rape of a 13-year-old girl. The applicant was 15 at the time of the offence, and had shown exemplary conduct during his time in custody and beyond, studying for his A levels and completing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. However the government had argued that the applicant had been involved in luring the victim, showing a degree of planning and sophistication, and pointed out that his original plea of not guilty had forced the victim to relive the ordeal at trial. Some may feel that the seriousness of the crime warranted automatic deportation after the completion of sentence, and provision is made for this in the UK Borders Act 2007.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd September 2011

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UK cannot deport Nigerian man convicted of rape, European court rules – The Guardian

Posted September 20th, 2011 in deportation, human rights, news, rape, rehabilitation by tracey

“The Home Office’s ability to deport individuals who have committed crimes may be curtailed by a European court judgment banning the removal of a Nigerian man convicted of rape.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2011

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Judge critical over mother’s deportation – BBC News

Posted September 20th, 2011 in children, deportation, news by tracey

“A judge has criticised the Home Office after a mother was separated from her two Nottingham children by being deported to her native Africa.”

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BBC News, 20th September 2011

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Darfuri torture victim spared from deportation – The Independent

Posted September 19th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, news, torture by tracey

“A Darfuri torture victim has been granted asylum in Britain after being given a last-minute reprieve from deportation to Sudan, following a campaign by The Independent highlighting the violent persecution of the regime.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2011

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Banned preacher wants to sue for unlawful imprisonment – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 15th, 2011 in deportation, detention, immigration, imprisonment, news by tracey

“A banned Islamic preacher who was allowed in to the UK because of a Home Office blunder is now suing the taxpayer for wrongful imprisonment.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011

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Foreign criminals still released without being considered for removal – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2011 in deportation, news, prisons by tracey

“Almost 100 foreign prisoners have been released in the last two years when they should have first being assessed for removal, Theresa May, the Home Secretary, revealed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2011

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Forced repatriation staff ‘racist and unprofessional’ – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2011 in death in custody, deportation, immigration, news, professional conduct, racism, reports, restraint by sally

“Private security officers employed to remove detainees from the UK showed ‘a shamefully unprofessional and derogatory attitude’, using unnecessary force and racist language, according to the chief inspector of prisons.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2011

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Locked-up asylum seeker in line for damages despite series of crimes – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 26th, 2011 in asylum, damages, deportation, detention, judicial review, news by sally

“A failed asylum seeker who committed more than 25 crimes within six years of arriving in the UK is in line for ‘substantial’ damages after a judge ruled he had been unlawfully detained by immigration authorities.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2011

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Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 10th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

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New Home Office foreign criminals scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 8th, 2011 in dangerous offenders, deportation, news by tracey

“The Home Office was plunged into crisis last night after it wrongly allowed violent foreign prisoners to be freed into the community.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2011

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Banned activist Sheikh Raed Salah to remain on bail – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2011 in bail, deportation, detention, inciting racial hatred, Islam, Israel, news by tracey

“An appeal judge has said a leading Israeli Arab activist, who was detained in London on the home secretary’s orders, should remain on bail pending the outcome of legal proceedings.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2011

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Asylum seekers furious at rush to hit deportation deadline – The Independent

Posted July 25th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, news by tracey

“Lawyers are working frantically to stop the deportation of a young man to Afghanistan amid claims that the UK Border Agency is making ‘irrational decisions’ driven by a panic to meet targets.”

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The Independent, 23rd July 2011

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UK judges make it harder to deport criminals, minister warns – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2011 in deportation, families, human rights, immigration, news by tracey

“Damian Green, the immigration minister, said he was ‘frustrated’ that domestic courts were taking a tougher line on Europe’s human rights laws than the European Court itself. The row centres on the growing instances when convicted criminals have successfully used the right to family life to avoid deportation. It emerged that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allows for a removal unless there is an ‘insurmountable obstacle’ preventing the family from leaving too.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011

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Amnesty presents damning report on security firms’ treatment of deportees – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2011 in deportation, news, security companies by tracey

“Detainees claim they have been strangled, beaten and dropped down aircraft steps while being deported by private security firms, according to a damning report that calls for a ‘complete and radical overhaul’ of the government’s removals process.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2011

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Human rights law to be reviewed – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 4th, 2011 in deportation, families, human rights, news by sally

“The Home Office is to review a central plank of human rights law in an admission that it is causing serious damage to Britain’s border controls.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2011

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Britain cannot deport dangerous immigrant criminals say EU judges – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 28th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, human rights, news by sally

“Undesirable or dangerous immigrants who may face ill-treatment at home cannot be deported, no matter how bad their crimes in Britain, human rights judges have ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2011

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IR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; GT (Libya) v Same; AN (Pakistan) v Same; AK (Pakistan) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted June 24th, 2011 in appeals, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

IR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; GT (Libya) v Same; AN (Pakistan) v Same; AK (Pakistan) v Same [2011] EWCA Civ 704; [2011] WLR (D) 206

“In national security deportation and exclusion cases before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission foreign nationals were entitled to the standard of procedural fairness contained in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) Rules 2003, neither more nor less.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Asylum seeker faces deportation despite police investigation into rape – The Guardian

Posted June 22nd, 2011 in asylum, deportation, news, rape, victims by sally

“A failed asylum seeker was due to be deported to Nigeria despite an ongoing police investigation into allegations that she was raped in Britain.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2011

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