EU court rejects child benefits challenge – BBC News
‘A challenge to the UK’s right to deny some EU migrants child benefit and child tax credits has been rejected by European judges.’
BBC News, 15th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: immigration
For child asylum seekers turning 18 is a time of fear not celebration – The Guardian
‘When unaccompanied asylum-seeking children turn 18 their support can be completely cut off – no matter how long they have been in the UK.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families separated for immigration purposes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Last year 32,446 people subject to immigration control in the UK were detained by the government. Some had entered the country irregularly and were quickly removed. Others were detained pending removal or deportation. More than half of them were released back into the community, meaning that their detention had served no purpose.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Home Office refuses to reveal whether women in Yarl’s Wood have been raped in case it ‘damages the commercial interests’ of companies – The Independent
‘Last year, the chief prisons inspector called Yarl’s Wood ‘a place of national concern’ following concerns over alleged sexual abuse and intimidation of women detained there.’
The Independent, 13th June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Migrants from UK urged to give evidence to child abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘Men and women transported to Australia and Canada after being sexually and physically abused as children in the UK are being encouraged to give evidence to Britain’s public inquiry into historic and ongoing child abuse.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Immigration advisers using McKenzie Friend status “to dodge regulation” – Legal Futures
‘People are avoiding regulation as immigration advisers by “purportedly acting as McKenzie Friends”, the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
EU Court rules no jail for illegal migrants – BBC News
‘Non-EU migrants illegally entering an EU state in the Schengen zone should not face detention on those grounds, says the European Court of Justice.’
BBC News, 7th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New immigration requirements will impose ‘very heavy burdens’ on licensing authorities, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Local licensing authorities will face substantial administrative burdens once new immigration laws come into force, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Home Office unlawfully imposes curfew on migrant – Free Movement
‘Gedi, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 409 (17 May 2016) is a case where the Home Office took it into their own hands to impose curfew restrictions over and above bail conditions those imposed by the First Tier Tribunal, as well as those they are entitled to impose as afforded to the Home Office by statute. The Court of Appeal were clear they had no such power to do so.’
Free Movement, 6th June 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Baby relinquished for adoption – case management – Park Square Barristers
‘How should a local authority approach a case where a baby is relinquished for adoption at birth by parents whose home country is not (or not necessarily) the United Kingdom and his or her parents do not seek to contest an adoption in the UK? This was a very interesting case in which William Tyler QC of Park Square Barristers represented the Local Authority.’
Park Square Barristers, 1st June 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
The Immigration Act 2016 In Plain English – RightsInfo
‘On 12 May 2016, the Immigration Act 2016 came into force, making it officially UK law. The Act focusses on illegal migration and punitive measures for those who don’t “play by the rules”. It’s a massive new law and brings with it major revisions of the immigration system. Here are the key changes in plain-English.’
RightsInfo, 31st May 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
UK Border Force given new powers to protect coast – The Guardian
‘New powers for Border Force officers to board boats and arrest anyone they suspect of attempting a clandestine entry to Britain have come into force as part of a package of measures ordered earlier this year by the home secretary, Theresa May.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court battle over six-year-old boy missing in Afghanistan – Daily Telegraph
‘A six-year-old boy who was born in Afghanistan and is never thought to have set foot in Britain is at the centre of a taxpayer-funded family court dispute between his separated Afghan parents.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chief Inspector highly critical of Home Office internal review process – Free Movement
‘The Immigration Act 2014 removed rights of appeal to an independent judge against refusal of many immigration decisions, replacing appeals with a system of internal review within the Home Office. It is called Administrative Review. The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt, has just published a report into how well this process is working. He finds “significant room for improvement.”’
Free Movement, 26th May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
New powers to strengthen coastal security – Home Office
‘New powers to help target smugglers and prevent illegal entry come into force.’
Home Office, 26th may 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Independent Monitoring Board slams Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres – Free Movement
‘What were Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Detention Centres have been brought under the same management, and are now called Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres. Nonetheless, as the Independent Monitoring Board’s report shows, detention centres by another name still have their same old problems. The Board’s recommendations focus on treatment of vulnerable people, both mentally and physically.’
Free Movement, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
What happens when you’re deported to Britain? – BBC News
‘A widowed mother-of-five who has lived in Australia for most of her life is facing deportation to the UK. What awaits her when she gets off the plane, asks Claire Bates.’
BBC News, 24th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four Latvians jailed in UK for exploiting vulnerable migrants – The Guardian
‘Four members of a Latvian organised crime gang who used vulnerable fellow migrants to launder stolen money and offered their indebted female eastern European workers as brides for hire have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison at Huntingdon crown court.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal unhappy with Home Office position and submissions in student case – Free Movement
‘Technical”, “deeply unattractive”, “disingenuous”, “singularly lacks merit”, “ridiculous”, “inappropriate”, “extraordinary”. All words used by Elias or Vos LLJ to describe the arguments advanced by the Home Office in the course of their judgments in the remarkable case of R (On the Application Of Ufot) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 298.’
Free Movement, 16th May
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
