Category: deportation

Regina (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted September 5th, 2007 in asylum, deportation, detention, law reports by sally

Continued detention of failed asylum-seeker is lawful

Regina (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“The continued detention, pending deportation, of a failed asylum-seeker after the end of a term of imprisonment because the safety of the public would be at risk and there was a high risk that he would abscond, was not unlawful.”

The Times, 5th September 2007

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Regina (Madan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Kapoor) v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted August 28th, 2007 in deportation, judicial review, law reports by sally

Challenging deportation decisions quickly

Regina (Madan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (Kapoor) v Same

Court of Appeal

“Applications for judicial review of deportation decisions had to be made promptly. The Court of Appeal so stated in a reserved judgment following a hearing of applications in judicial review proceedings by Harmit Singh Madan and Barat Kapoor for permission to appeal against the refusal by Mr Justice Mitting on June 26, 2007 to grant injunctions to prevent their removal to Afghanistan.”

The Times, 27th August 2007

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Judge suspends deportations to Congo – The Guardian

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in asylum, deportation, news by sally

“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has been ordered by a high court judge to suspend deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo.”

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The Guardian, 23rd August 2007

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The Big Question: What is the Human Rights Act, and why is it being vilified? – The Independent

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in deportation, human rights, special report by sally

“The case of Learco Chindamo, who was jailed 11 years ago for the murder of headteacher Philip Lawrence, has raised questions over the very existence of the Human Rights Act. The decision on Monday by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal that Chindamo cannot be deported to Italy if he is released from prison has provoked the Conservative leader David Cameron to call for the outright abolition of the Act, the first attempt by a Government to enshrine international human rights conventions into English law.”

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The Independent, 23rd August 2007

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Asylum removals down as Brown focuses on prisoners – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in asylum, deportation, news by sally

“The number of failed asylum seekers removed from Britain has fallen to its lowest level for five years as immigration staff step up efforts to meet the prime minister’s target of deporting 4,000 foreign prisoners by the end of the year, the Home Office admitted yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2007

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Secret papers disclose threat posed by killer – The Times

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in deportation, murder, news by sally

“The Home Secretary believes that Philip Lawrence’s killer poses a ‘continuing risk to the public’, according to papers that the courts tried to prevent being published.”

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The Times, 22nd August 2007

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Appeal against Lawrence killer deportation ruling ‘hopeless’ – The Times

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in deportation, murder, news by sally

“The solicitor for the killer of the headmaster Philip Lawrence claimed today the Government has no chance in its appeal against a ruling that his client should be allowed to stay in the UK.”

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The Times, 21st August 2007

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Appeal over teacher killer ruling – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2007 in deportation, murder, news by sally

“The government will challenge “robustly” the decision to allow the man who knifed head teacher Philip Lawrence to death to stay in the UK.”

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BBC News, 21st August 2007

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Lawrence killer to remain in UK – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2007 in deportation, murder, news by sally

“The man who knifed head teacher Philip Lawrence to death has been allowed to stay in the UK after winning an appeal against deportation.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2007

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MT and Others (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted August 3rd, 2007 in deportation, law reports, refugees, torture by sally

Closed material can be used in appeals against deportation

MT and Others (Algeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“When a person appealed against an order for deportation because he feared torture or ill-treatment in his home state, in scrutinising the case, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission was entitled to take into account closed as well as open material.”

The Times, 3rd August 2007

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Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication 

R(A) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2007 in asylum, deportation, detention, law reports by sally

R(A) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 

“The Secretary of State had not acted unlawfully in continuing to detain pending removal a failed asylum seeker who, having served a sentence of imprisonment for rape, was considered to be a risk to the public and highly likely to abscond. The period of detention was not unreasonable in the circumstances and where the detainee had refused to return voluntarily and no means were available for his enforced return.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

MT (Algeria) and others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Liberty intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2007 in closed material, deportation, law reports, refugees, torture by sally

MT (Algeria) and others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Liberty intervening) [2007] EWCA Civ 808

“When considering whether an applicant was at risk of torture or ill-treatment contrary to art 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms if deported to his home state on the ground of national security the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC”’ was entitled to have regard to closed as well as open material in scrutinising the case under the statutory scheme. A person who had been recognised as a refugee could lose his status under art 1F(c) of the Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees if he were guilty of acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations after recognition.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Appeal court judges hold up deportation of three Algerian terror suspects – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2007 in deportation, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The deportation of three suspected Algerian terrorists was yesterday halted by appeal court judges who ruled that the UK government could not be certain that they would be safe from torture after they were sent back.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2007

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Damages and right to remain for rapist – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 19th, 2007 in deportation, human rights, news, rape by sally

“A convicted rapist has won a ruling to block his deportation on human rights grounds, it was revealed yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2007

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UK challenges Strasbourg ban – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2007 in deportation, news, terrorism by sally

“Britain launched an attempt at the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn an 11-year old judgment by the Court which bans the deportation of terrorists where they face a risk of torture or degrading treatment.”

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The Guardian, 12th July 2007

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Reforms strengthen immigration controls as more foreign national prisoners are removed from the UK – Home Office

Posted June 15th, 2007 in deportation, immigration, press releases by sally

“The Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) today published its first Agency business plan alongside a report into the failure to consider some foreign national prisoners for deportation last year and an update on progress in deporting those 1013 foreign national prisoners from the UK.”

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Home Office press release, 14th June 2007

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Four who faced deportation over serious crimes go missing – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2007 in deportation, news by sally

“Four prisoners who were facing deportation after finishing sentences for serious crimes have gone missing, immigration officials admitted yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk