Refugees prevented from lodging asylum claims in UK
Lunar House in Croydon The Guardian reports today on a strongly worded letter from the Law Society to the UK Border Agency and the UN… Read more »
Read moreLegal aid cuts: Excluding migrants from justice
On 16 December 2010, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) published a briefing paper about the impact of the proposed legal aid cuts in the… Read more »
Read moreNo return, no release, no reason
The indefinite immigration detention of migrants who cannot be deported is ineffective, inefficient and enormously damaging, according to a new report, “No Return No Release… Read more »
Read more"‘State Sponsored Cruelty’: Children in immigration detention”
Dossier of medical evidence backs Clegg’s claim: child detention is ‘state sponsored cruelty’ UK Borders Agency defy Clegg and continue immigration detention of children Nick… Read more »
Read moreWithdrawal of refugee status: August 2010 watershed
Posted by Mark Symes on 11 August at the HJT immigration training blog Until 30 August 2005, persons recognised as refugees in the UK were… Read more »
Read moreReport by Chief Inspector of Immigration Criticises Dawn Raids and Treatment of Families
The report “Family Removals: A Thematic Inspection, January – April 2010” by the Chief Inspector of Immigration, John Vine, challenges the way the UKBA treats… Read more »
Read moreSupreme Court rules in favour of LGBT asylum rights
The Supreme Court has ruled that two gay men from Iran and Cameroon have the right to asylum in the UK. Lord Hope, who read… Read more »
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Medical Justice – Judicial Review stops deportation without warning
Medical Justice – Judicial Review: Judge halts deportation without warning of suicidal people and unaccompanied minors A High Court judge ordered the UKBA to stop… Read more »
Read moreHigh Court rules Iraqis’ detention unlawful
Two Iraqis have won a judicial review against the Home Office in a test case which may benefit many others who could not and cannot… Read more »
Read moreYarl's Wood human rights challenge
Mark Townsend, The Observer, Sunday 11 April 2010 Could this woman’s fight change the way Britain treats asylum seekers? Most of the desperate mothers who… Read more »
Read moreCountry of Origin Information – a critical assessment
A new report from the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS), investigates the impact of the independent monitoring of the former on raising the standards and quality… Read more »
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