Two firms face charges over death of man in UK detention centre – The Guardian
‘Two private firms will face criminal charges over the death of a man in a British immigration detention centre.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: immigration
Brexit: Theresa May suggests free movement extension – BBC News
‘Free movement of people from the EU to the UK could be extended after Brexit, Theresa May has suggested.’
BBC News, 5th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Keir Starmer intervention sees London shop worker released from detention – The Guardian
‘A popular shop worker who has lived in the UK for 26 years and was detained by immigration officers the day after article 50 was triggered will have two weeks to challenge his deportation following an intervention from the Labour MP Keir Starmer.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK denies woman visa to attend Green Party conference because she’s single – The Independent
‘Britain’s immigration authority has denied a woman a visa to attend a political conference in the UK on the basis that she is single, according to documents seen by The Independent.’
The Independent, 30th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
K2: right to a private and family life no bar to deprivation of citizenship – Free Movement
‘K2 v the United Kingdom (Application No 42387/13). The use of the Home Secretary’s power to strip a British citizen of their citizenship is on the rise. It has been the subject of debate where its use has rendered a person stateless following a series cases in the higher courts (see, for instance, here and here). But what arguments can be used to prevent the deprivation of citizenship where the person remains a citizen of a foreign country?’
Free Movement, 201th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Self-harming incidents triple at UK immigration removal centre, report reveals – The Independent
‘The number of people self-harming in one of the UK’s immigration detention centres has increased three-fold in four years, an inspection report has revealed, prompting NGOs to highlight an “urgent” need for detention reform.’
The Independent, 21st March 2017
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
Robert Thomas and Joe Tomlinson: A Design Problem for Judicial Review: What We Know and What We Need to Know about Immigration Judicial Reviews – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Immigration and asylum claimants often use judicial review to challenge immigration refusal decisions made by the Home Office. Immigration-related cases have, for a long time now, presented serious difficulties to the efficient management of the judicial review system in the UK.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th March 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Student accused of ETS fraud found to have been unlawfully detained – Free Movement
‘In R (on the application of Iqbal) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 79 (Admin) the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) was found to have unlawfully detained a claimant whom they had alleged had fraudulently obtained an Educational Test Service (ETS) certificate to show that he spoke English to the level required for his immigration application.’
Free Movement, 15th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Mother-of-three to be forcibly deported on Jamaica charter flight – after 25 years in the UK – The Independent
‘A mother of three whose youngest son suffers from a serious blood disorder, is to be forcibly deported to Jamaica tomorrow, despite having lived in the UK for more than 25 years.’
The Independent, 7th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What do immigration officers look for when assessing visit visa applications? – Free Movement
‘In the year to September 2016, UK immigration authorities received almost 2 million applications for visit visas. Just over 15% of these applications were rejected.’
Free Movement, 6th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
UK Digital Strategy – will it fill the skills gap? – Technology Law Update
‘The UK’s newly released Digital Strategy builds on the wider Industrial Strategy Green Paper published in January. While it outlines a promising series of initiatives to support digital industries, it fails to offer much positive news for those faced with a post-Brexit hiring crisis.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
The Round Up: Couples in the Courts – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Immigration law featured heavily in courts in the past week, with judgments in two cases handed down by the justices.’
UK human Rights Blog, 27th February 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Judge rules against council over refusal to accommodate before age assessment – Local Government Lawyer
‘A local authority did not have good reason for departing from statutory guidance requiring it to provide accommodation and support to an unaccompanied young person pending a lawful age assessment, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Deportation of student halted hours before she was due to board plane – The Guardian
‘A talented student is hoping to finish her course at a British university after coming within hours of being removed from the UK by immigration officials.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman deported from UK despite being married to Briton for 27 years – The Guardian
‘A woman living in the UK who has been married to a British man for 27 years has been forcibly removed from the country.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child sex abuse inquiry public hearings to start – BBC News
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales is to hold its first public hearings later.’
BBC News, 27th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Income rules for foreign spouses upheld – BBC News
‘Income rules which stop thousands of British citizens bringing their foreign spouse to the UK are lawful “in principle” the Supreme Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brexit briefing: Securing EEA Nationals’ Residence Rights – Free Movement
‘The rights of EEA nationals (plus Swiss) to reside in the UK are primarily addressed in the Citizens Directive (Directive 2004/38/EC) which is implemented in the United Kingdom in the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016.’
Free Movement, 21st February 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Families await supreme court verdict on income rules for spouse visas – The Guardian
‘The fate of tens of thousands of separated British families in which one parent is not entitled to live in the UK because they have failed to meet a minimum income threshold of £18,600 will be decided by the supreme court on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What is the no recourse to public funds condition? – Free Movement
‘The “no recourse to public funds” condition is imposed on grants of limited leave to enter or remain with the effect of prohibiting the person holding that leave from accessing certain defined public funds. A person who claims public funds despite such a condition is committing a criminal offence and there may well be future immigration consequences as well, as any existing leave can be curtailed or a future application refused.’
Free Movement, 21st February 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
