‘The EU fears millions of its nationals living in the UK will be left stranded in a legal no man’s land after the country leaves the EU because of the weaknesses of the British immigration system, a document obtained by the Observer reveals.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Home Office has agreed to review asylum applications from child refugees in France after it emerged that several had returned to the site of the former Calais camp in a renewed effort to make the crossing to the UK.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyers are helping a child sex grooming gang avoid attempts to deport them by obstructing the courts and “weakening the rule of law”, Britain’s most senior immigration judge has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘David Davis failed to placate Conservative rebels concerned about the status of European Union migrants and other Brexit details, despite publishing a 77-page white paper setting out the government’s plans for leaving the EU.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Jacqueline Renton, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, reviews the latest key decisions in international children law.’
Family Law Week, 1st February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The former head of NHS Digital has said he was put under “immense pressure” by the Home Office under Theresa May to release data on immigrants despite his concerns over its legality.’
The Independent, 1st February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government downplayed the risk of human rights abuses in one of the world’s most repressive regimes in an attempt to reduce asylum seeker numbers despite doubts from its own experts, internal documents have revealed.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Amber Rudd’s speech to the Conservative party conference has been recorded by police as a “non-crime hate incident” after an Oxford academic made a complaint about its anti-immigrant message.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mirza and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 63. The background to each of these appeals, although unfortunate, is not in any way extraordinary. Indeed, it is perhaps quite common for those applying for leave to remain to fall foul of procedural requirements or to be caught out by one of the many frequent changes in the legislative scheme governing immigration.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th January 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The government has moved to crack down on unscrupulous employers by appointing a new boss to lead the collection of government bodies tasked with stamping out exploitation in the workplace. Prof Sir David Metcalf, a founding member of the Low Pay Commission and former chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, was named on Thursday as the first director of Labour Market Enforcement.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In early December, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was forced to deny reports that he’d told a group of ambassadors he was personally in favour of the free movement of people across the European Union.’
The Independent, 19th December 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Nine people have been convicted of running an immigration fraud linked to English tests for foreign students.’
BBC News, 13th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Free Movement has reported twice on immigration removal centres (IRCs) blocking access to websites informing detainees of their legal rights. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Haslar IRC two years ago for having the websites of Bail for Immigration Detainees and Amnesty International blocked.’
Free Movement, 13th December 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A committee of MPs has announced a new and far-reaching inquiry into the public’s view on immigration in the wake of Brexit, in which members will tour the country to seek views directly from the people affected.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hundreds of asylum seekers who are detained in UK immigration centres could be released after a high court judge ordered the government to review its policy on incarcerated torture survivors.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Patients could be told to bring two forms of identification including a passport to hospital to prove they are eligible for free treatment under new rules to stop so-called health tourism.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been forced to review curfews imposed on people after they leave immigration detention centres, a BBC investigation has found.’
BBC News, 4th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been forced to review curfews imposed on people after they leave immigration detention centres, a BBC investigation has found. It comes after the Court of Appeal ruled in March that it had imposed the curfews unlawfully.’
BBC News, 4th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 31-year-old man has been jailed for six months after he pleaded guilty to arranging the illegal entry into the United Kingdom of two Iraqi nationals from France.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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