from the Inner Temple Library
“New measures to bar tens of thousands of foreign workers from outside Europe coming to work in Britain as the recession bites deeper were outlined by the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, today.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A father and daughter from a US church which has called for homosexuals to be killed, have been banned from entering the UK by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
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“Appeals from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (’SIAC’) were restricted to matters of law or irrationality. SIAC was entitled to have regard to closed material and to assurances given by their governments in concluding that appellants would not, if deported, face a real risk of inhuman treatment contrary to art 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms or violation of the right to a fair trial under art 6.”
WLR Daily, 18th February 2009
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RB (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; U (Algeria) v Same
House of Lords
“Appeals from decisions of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission were restricted to questions of law or irrationality.”
The Times, 19th February 2009
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“Geert Wilders, the rightwing Dutch politician accused of Islamophobia, was today refused entry to the UK after arriving at Heathrow airport in London.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands more Gurkha veterans and their families will have the right to settle in the United Kingdom in an agreement expected to be announced next week, government officials have confirmed.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2009
“If removal from, or refusal of admission to, the United Kingdom pursuant to lawful immigration controls were to be held a disproportionate interference with private or family life under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms it would be necessary to show more than mere hardship, mere difficulty or mere obstacle: there was a seriousness test which required obstacles or difficulties to go beyond matters of choice or inconvenience.”
WLR Daily, 16th January 2009
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“A bill to make newcomers to the UK earn the right to stay here, strengthen the border, and ensure we have a firm but fair immigration system was published in Parliament today.”
UK Border Agency, 15th January 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Foreign footballers have been given a special exemption from rules requiring them to learn English which apply to other workers from overseas, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 19th January 2009
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“Migrants coming to Britain will have to pay an ‘immigration tax’ to help communities cope, but it could be as little as £20 each, as part of plans to make newcomers earn their stay.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new policy on handling legal challenges to us removing people from the United Kingdom (judicial review challenges) will come into effect on 30 January. This will help us establish a swift end-to-end process for concluding asylum cases and deporting foreign national prisoners.”
UK Border Agency, 9th January 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The government has been criticised for delays in producing a new policy on Gurkha veterans wanting to settle in the UK.”
BBC News, 7th January 2009
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“Bulgarians and Romanians will not get free access to the British labour market, the Government announced today.”
UK Border Agency, 18th December 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Extra judges are being drafted in to deal with more than 8,000 asylum and immigration appeals a year that threaten to overload the courts.”
The Times, 15th December 2008
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“A bill will be brought forward to strengthen border controls, by bringing together customs and immigration powers, and to ensure that newcomers to the United Kingdom earn the right to stay”
UK Border Agency, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Family Division
“Practitioners in family proceedings representing a parent who was also involved in some other relevant matter such as an immigration or housing dispute or criminal case had an ongoing duty to remain au courant with those other issues.”
The Times, 26th November 2008
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Regina (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Ministerial power to detain an overstaying immigrant was limited only to the process of deportation; any detention under the immigration provisions would be subject to the control of the courts, principally by way of judicial review.”
The Times, 21st November 2008
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“An estimated 300,000 visas giving foreigners the right to come to Britain may have been wrongly approved every year, a committee of MPs has been told.”
BBC News, 18th November 2008
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“Two hundred thousand skilled jobs in Britain will be closed to non-European migrants from November 27, when the new points-based immigration system comes into effect, the Home Office announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of jobs available to foreign workers through the shortage occupation route will be reduced, the Government announced today.”
UK Border Agency, 11th November 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Universities are being asked to set up surveillance units to monitor the movements of international students in a government-led crackdown on bogus student immigration scams, academics say.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On 28 October 2008, Phil Woolas, Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, announced the go live date for the new Business and Special Visitor route. Today we have published the Immigration Rules for Business and Special Visitors.”
UK Border Agency, 4th November 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Highly skilled migrants who want to work in the UK will have to prove they have thousands of pounds in their bank accounts to support themselves and their families during their first month in Britain before they can apply, new rules published yesterday reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by the Foreign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years.”
The Independent, 5th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married is being increased in a new bid to tackle forced marriages.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This circular provides details of some of the provisions in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 which come into force on 3 November 2008.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tough new measures would prevent those who foster extremism from ever entering the country.”
Home Office, 28th October 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Measures to ban foreign-born ‘preachers of hate’ and other violent extremists from Britain are to be outlined by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, today.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 1082; [2008] WLR (D) 329
“The principle that support or funding from a third party could not be relied on by a prospective entrant to the United Kingdom under r 297(v) of the Immigration Rules (HC 395), where the entrant was a child of a parent or a relative settled here, was applicable to r 281, where the entrant was a spouse or partner, and r 317, where he was a parent, grandparent or other dependent relative of the person settled here.”
WLR Daily, 24th October 2008
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“Important information for people who are currently in the United Kingdom with leave to enter or remain in one of the immigration categories that are due to close when Tiers 2 and 5 are introduced.”
UK Border Agency, 23rd October 2008
“The removal of a foreign national from the United Kingdom was unlawful, as incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under art 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, if it would amount to a flagrant breach of her right to respect for her family life so as to completely deny or nullify that right in the destination country.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2008
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EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“The removal of a foreign national from the United Kingdom would be incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights as it would completely deny or nullify her right to family life in the destination country.”
The Times, 24th October 2008
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“Interpol is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the world by creating a face recognition database to catch wanted suspects.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
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“Foreign businessmen who want to invest in Britain will face unprecedented scrutiny by UK border guards, while footballers, entertainers and artists will be waved through, under new Home Office plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tough new rules to safeguard the visitor route into the United Kingdom from abuse and keep Britain an attractive place to do business were published by the Government today.”
UK Border Agency, 16th October 2008
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Court hearings over the future of children and appeals by immigrants are among the top targets for savings outlined in a Ministry of Justice document obtained by The Times.”
The Times, 15th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Where a parent in family proceedings was also involved in some other relevant matter such as an asylum or immigration dispute with the Home Office, criminal proceedings or a housing dispute, practitioners acting for that parent had an ongoing duty to remain au courant with what was going on elsewhere even if that other matter was being handled by other professionals.”
WLR, 8th October 2008
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Regina (Limbu and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Others
Queen’s Bench Division
“It was irrational for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to rely on a discretionary policy relating to settlement entry for Gurkha veterans where that discretion could only be exercised in favour of indefinite leave to remain on the basis of restrictive express factors.”
The Times, 7th October 2008
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R (Limbu and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Others; [2008] WLR (D) 304
“It was irrational for the Home Secretary to rely on the discretionary policy relating to settlement entry for Gurkha veterans where discretion could only be exercised in favour of indefinite leave to remain on the basis of restrictive express factors.”
WLR Daily, 3rd October 2008
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Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Those who prosecuted defendants charged with immigration offences who might be victims of people-trafficking must be aware of the protocols in relation to such victims enshrined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors; defence lawyers must make inquiries if there was credible material showing that their client might have been such a victim, especially if the client was young.”
The Times, 2nd October 2008
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“Gurkha veterans who were refused visas to settle in the United Kingdom because they retired from the regiment before 1997 were treated unlawfully and the policy used to reject them was misleading, a high court judge said today.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judgement is expected in the High Court case of retired Gurkhas battling for the right to live in the UK.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge has ordered the immediate release of US rapper Busta Rhymes after he was detained at London’s City Airport.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hip-hop star Busta Rhymes was denied entry to the UK on his way to a charity concert yesterday because of his criminal convictions in the US.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
