Category: deportation

Regina (Kambadzi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [On appeal from Regina (SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department] – WLR Daily

Posted May 26th, 2011 in deportation, detention, immigration, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Regina (Kambadzi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [On appeal from Regina (SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department] [2011] UKSC 23; [2011] WLR (D) 175

“In addition to complying with the statutory requirements for detaining a foreign national who was awaiting deportation from the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State was also required to comply with the published Home Office policy relating to the detention of such persons. A failure to conduct regular reviews as required by the published policy rendered the continued detention of a foreign national unlawful so as entitle him to damages for false imprisonment.”

WLR Daily, 25th May 2011

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£25 million cost of ‘bribing’ foreign criminals to go home – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in deportation, news by sally

“Half of foreign prisoners kicked out of the country are now ‘bribed’ to go home costing the taxpayer millions of pounds, The Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2011

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Judges block Home Secretary from deporting convicted terrorist – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in deportation, news, terrorism by sally

“A convicted terrorist banned from Britain for being a risk to national security has been stopped from being deported by the courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2011

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Gay asylum claims not being counted despite pledge, admit ministers – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2011 in asylum, deportation, homosexuality, news, statistics by sally

“Ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality, despite a government promise not to deport lesbians and gay men at risk of persecution.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2011

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British courts regain power to deport terrorist suspects – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“British courts yesterday won back the power to deport terrorist suspects, criminals and failed asylum seekers after European judges were told to stop interfering.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2011

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Court of Appeal rejects ‘hit-and-run’ deportation bid – BBC News

Posted April 11th, 2011 in appeals, asylum, deportation, human rights, news by sally

“A government bid to deport a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Lancashire has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 8th April 2011

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Home Office urged to halt deportation of Ghanaian sex trafficking victim – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2011 in deportation, news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A charity is calling on the Home Office to halt the forced deportation of a trafficked Ghanian woman who was forced into prostitution and who is HIV positive.”

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The Guardian, 1st April 2011

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Daniyal Shahzad to be deported to Pakistan after lies – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2011 in deceit, deportation, immigration, news by sally

“A teenager will be deported to his home country of Pakistan after lying about his past in a bid for UK residency.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2011

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Regina (Lumba (Congo)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Same v Same (No 2); Regina (Mighty (Jamaica)) v Same; [On appeal from Regina (WL (Congo)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department] – WLR Daily

Posted March 25th, 2011 in damages, deportation, detention, false imprisonment, law reports by sally

Regina (Lumba (Congo)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Same v Same (No 2); Regina (Mighty (Jamaica)) v Same; [On appeal from Regina (WL (Congo)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department] [2011] UKSC 12;;  [2011] WLR (D)  100

 “The unlawful exercise by the Secretary of State of the power to detain foreign national prisoners gave rise to a private law action for the tort of false imprisonment without the need for proof of damage on the part of the prisoners, even though it could be demonstrated that they could and would still have been detained if the power had been lawfully exercised. However, in those circumstances the prisoners had suffered no loss or damage and were entitled to no more than nominal damages.”

WLR Daily, 23rd March 2011

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Foreign prisoners win £1 over UK false imprisonment – BBC News

Posted March 23rd, 2011 in damages, deportation, false imprisonment, news by sally

“The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Home Office unlawfully imprisoned two foreign national prisoners in a ‘serious abuse of power’.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2011

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Regina (Abdi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Khalaf) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2011 in appeals, deportation, detention, law reports by sally
“In deciding whether a foreign national facing deportation had been detained for too long it was right to consider what had happened since the start of the detention and to consider all the relevant factors in the context of the time so far spent in detention and to ask in all the circumstances whether this was a reasonable time for effecting the statutory purpose.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
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Guardian Focus podcast: The indefinite detention of foreign prisoners – The Guardian

Posted February 26th, 2011 in deportation, detention, human rights, immigration, podcasts by sally

“Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigates.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2011

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Torture victim fights decision to deport her back to Sudan – The Independent

Posted February 14th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, news, torture by sally

“A Darfuri torture victim is today set to be deported back to Sudan, where she believes she could be killed, due to what her supporters claim is a ‘bureaucratic blunder’ by the Home Office.”

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The Independent, 14th February 2011

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Supreme Court ruling puts children first in immigration cases – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 10th, 2011 in asylum, children, deportation, immigration, news, Supreme Court by sally

“A landmark Supreme Court ruling has put the ‘best interests of the child’ at the centre of decision-making in immigration cases involving the deportation or removal of their parents.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th February 2011

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UK ‘made safe haven’ by human rights rulings – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2011 in deportation, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“Human rights rulings make the UK a ‘safe haven’ for suspected foreign terrorists, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws said today.”

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The Independent, 3rd February 2011

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ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted February 3rd, 2011 in asylum, children, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally
“The need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who were in the United Kingdom was a primary consideration when immigration authorities were making a decision as to the deportation of a parent whose application for asylum in the United Kingdom had been refused. Once the children’s best interests had been identified, the authorities were then required to assess whether those interests were outweighed by any other considerations such as the need to maintain a proper and efficient system of immigration control. When the children had British citizenship that was of particular importance in assessing their best interests.”

WLR Daily, 2nd February 2011

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Appeal over hit-and-run asylum seeker – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2010 in appeals, asylum, dangerous driving, deportation, news by sally

“The UK Border Agency will appeal against a tribunal ruling preventing the deportation of a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run driving incident, Immigration Minister Damian Green said today.”

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The Independent, 17th December 2010

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Failed asylum seeker who left girl to die allowed to remain in Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 17th, 2010 in asylum, dangerous driving, deportation, news by sally

“A failed asylum-seeker who left a 12-year-old girl dying under the wheels of his car while banned from driving will be allowed to remain in the UK, judges ruled today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2010

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Supreme court clears way to deport rapist – The Independent

Posted November 25th, 2010 in asylum, child abuse, deportation, news, rape by sally

“A Somali national jailed for rape and indecency with a child faces deportation following a ruling of the Supreme Court.”

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The Independent, 25th November 2010

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European court demands halt to forcible return of Iraqi asylum seekers – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2010 in asylum, deportation, Iraq, news by sally

“The government’s programme of deporting failed asylum seekers to Iraq has been thrown into confusion after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that forcible returns to Baghdad should be suspended immediately because of an upsurge in sectarian violence and suicide bombings.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2010

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