“The Home Office yesterday agreed to pay an undisclosed sum in an out-of-court settlement with a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin who was deported to Pakistan in error.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 30-year-old British citizen with schizophrenia was taken into custody and flown by immigration officers to a foreign country where he had no connections and was allegedly beaten up because he could not speak the language and could not make himself heard.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Office was accused last night of rushing to deport a university administrator to conceal official blunders after he was arrested on terrorism charges only to be released without charge. A Labour MP criticised the decision, claiming there was no reason for it ‘other than to cover the embarrassment of the police and intelligence services’.”
The Independent, 25th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An extremist Muslim cleric regarded as Osama bin Laden’s ‘spiritual ambassador in Europe’ must be released on bail, a judge ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 9th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Kurdish asylum seeker who has been living in Britain for eight years and whose wife is expecting their first baby is due to be deported today.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Roger Smith reflects on a bungled attempt by the government to expedite deportations to countries with dubious human rights records.“
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A foreign prisoner convicted of a terrorism offence is threatening to go to court to force the government to deport him from Britain.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four landmark court rulings last week placed into sharp focus the ongoing trial of strength between ministers and the judiciary.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
AS and DD (Libya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“A foreign national who challenged a deportation order made on national security grounds had to show substantial grounds for believing that if he was returned he would face a real risk of being subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment in contravention of article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 16th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“A foreign national could not be deported on national security grounds to a state where he was at real risk of being tried on evidence obtained by torture because such an expulsion would contravene his right to a fair trial guaranteed by article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
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“In order to show strong grounds for believing that a foreign national if deported would face a real risk of being subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of art 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms it was necessary to produce evidence, not mere speculation, to establish that risk. That was a stringent test, requiring rigorous examination of the evidence.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Othman (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290; [2008] WLR (D) 103
“The deportation of a foreign national on the ground that his presence was not conducive to the public good because he was a danger to the national security of the United Kingdom would breach that person’s right to a fair trial under art 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms if in the receiving state he was at real risk of being tried on evidence obtained by torture.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2008
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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Abu Qatada, described as ‘Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe’, won his fight against deportation yesterday as the Court of Appeal delivered two blows to attempts to remove suspected terrorists from the country. Three judges blocked the deportation of Abu Qatada despite a ‘no torture’ guarantee given to the British Government by Jordan.”
The Times, 10th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Nottingham man who served as a Ghurkha in the British Army for 15 years has expressed his anger at a decision to deport him.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain must radically change its immigration policy and end immediately the deportation of failed asylum-seekers who fear persecution in Iran, a group of leading peers will tell the Government today.”
The Independent, 28th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The wife of a Northumberland soldier threatened with deportation has won the right to stay with her family.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EB (Togo) and Another v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Very lengthy delay in processing an application for indefinite leave to remain by a National Health Service employee who had returned to the UK despite a deportation order did not invalidate the order.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A foreign criminal who attacked and robbed a pensioner cannot be deported because he is not considered dangerous enough, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK government has defended its decision to resume the deportation of failed asylum-seekers to Zimbabwe.”
BBC News, 17th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Iranian lesbian who fled to Britain after her girlfriend was arrested and sentenced to death faces being forcibly returned after losing the latest round in her battle to be granted asylum.”
The Independent, 7th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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