Court Blocks Home Office Attempt to Remove Migrant Under UK-France Returns Deal
The UK’s immigration system is once again in the spotlight after the Court of Appeal blocked the Home Office from removing an Eritrean migrant under the newly announced UK-France “one in, one out” returns agreement. This case highlights the complex balance between government policy, judicial oversight, and individual rights in immigration law. In this article, […]
Tribunal orders Home Office to disclose information on emergency travel documents for Somalia and Eritrea
The Home Office has been ordered to disclose data on the numbers of emergency travel documents issued for Eritrea and Somalia, and how long it took for those documents to be issued, after refusing to provide the information in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The case is Bail for […]
National Crime Agency-Highly likely Organized immigration crime increased in 2024
National Crime Agency’s annual assessment notes Channel crossings decreased 36% in 2023 but number of persons per boat increased Date of Publication: 16 August 2024 The National Crime Agency (NCA) released its annual assessment of serious and organised crime yesterday, which said that it is highly likely the threat from organised immigration crime has increased […]
‘Mob-type’ protest at asylum hotel condemned by PCC
A peaceful demonstration descended into a “mob-type” protest at a hotel housing asylum seekers, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said. People holding placards with slogans such as “no apartments for illegals” and “deport them, don’t support them” lined a road near the Potters International Hotel in Aldershot on Wednesday evening. A wall was […]
New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan ‘dead and buried’
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a news conference following his first cabinet meeting, at Downing Street in London, Britain, 6 July 2024. [EPA-EFE/CHRIS J. RATCLIFFE / POOL] Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday (6 July) he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to […]
First-tier Tribunal judge carried out “wholly inappropriate” cross-examination of appellant
The Court of Appeal has, for the third time this year, had to intervene where the Upper Tribunal has failed to do so, in a case involving poor conduct on the part of the First-tier Tribunal. This case is Hima v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 680. We have written up […]
REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS
Most people in the world have had the experience of leaving the place where they grew up. Maybe they will only move as far as the next village or city. But for some people, they will need to leave their country entirely – sometimes for a short time, but sometimes forever. Every day, all over […]
Hunger strikes and suicide attempts as asylum seekers claim Essex site is ‘like prison’
Helen Bamber Foundation report finds ‘growing feelings of desperation’ among camp’s 600 residents Lizzie Dearden Increasing numbers of asylum seekers housed in a former military base are attempting suicide, self-harming and refusing to eat as conditions worsen, a new report has warned. Tensions have been rising at Wethersfield in Essex, where about 600 men have been […]
First-tier Tribunal judge carried out “wholly inappropriate” cross-examination of appellant
The Court of Appeal has, for the third time this year, had to intervene where the Upper Tribunal has failed to do so, in a case involving poor conduct on the part of the First-tier Tribunal. This case is Hima v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 680. We have written up […]
REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS
Most people in the world have had the experience of leaving the place where they grew up. Maybe they will only move as far as the next village or city. But for some people, they will need to leave their country entirely – sometimes for a short time, but sometimes forever. Every day, all over […]
