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On 15th November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the CJEU’) handed down its judgment in the case of Dereci (C-256/11). This was a much awaited judgment after the ‘Zambrano and Article 20’ revolution was dampened by McCarthy (see here for previous posts in relation to Zambrano and here for McCarthy). As a quick reminder, Article 20(1) of the TFEU, [...]
The Government has finally gotten around to amending the Immigration Rules to make them a bit less human rightsy looking. This follows a number of pledges from David Cameron, Theresa May and Damian Green to do so. Paragraph 395C of the rules is to be deleted, as predicted here on Free [...]
Lord Justice Ward is at it again:
This is another of those frustrating appeals which characterise – and, some may even think, disfigure – certain aspects of the work in the immigration field. Here we have one of those whirligig cases where an asylum seeker goes up and down on the merry-go-round leaving one wondering [...]
Today’s report by the Children’s Commissioner, Landing in Dover, exposes gross double standards by UK Border Agency officials. The report reveals the existence of a so called ‘gentleman’s agreement’ operating at the south coast ports whereby an unaccompanied child who did not make an immediate asylum claim would be returned to France [...]
A few reported determinations from late last year have so far escaped comment here. There’s not much to say about these ‘Ronseal’ style determinations. Lest they be forgotten, though, here are the links and official headnotes:
Haque (adjournment for asylum interview) Bangladesh [2011] UKUT 481 (IAC)
An Immigration Judge [...]
In the case of NS v UK (C-411/10) (see here for FM’s earlier alerter post), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the transfer of an asylum-seeker from one EU Member State to another under the Dublin II regulation is not permitted where a failing asylum system in the receiving State creates a risk of inhuman [...]
There was some coverage in the right wing press yesterday about a new Migration Watch ‘report‘ purportedly linking Eastern European immigration with youth unemployment. Migration Watch statistical analysis has been covered here before. Even the report itself claims nothing more than a ‘gut instinct’ though:
Youth unemployment in [...]
The Upper Tribunal in T (s.55 BCIA 2009 – entry clearance) Jamaica [2011] UKUT 00483 (IAC) has decided that section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 does not apply to children outside of the United Kingdom, although you might be forgiven for thinking otherwise after reading the case.
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Regular visitors to the website will have noticed some changes over the Christmas period. A second column has been introduced on the right with Renaissance Chambers and HJT Training information, with both of which the editor is personally associated. The About the blog page has been slightly rewritten to make [...]
Immigration cases- LZ (homosexuals) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 487 (IAC) (26 January 2012) 27 January 2012
- Naved (Student - fairness - notice of points) Pakistan [2012] UKUT 14 (IAC) (13 January 2012) 25 January 2012
- Idezuna (EEA -permanent residence) Nigeria [2011] UKUT 474 (IAC) (24 January 2012) 25 January 2012
- AA (Iraq), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2012) 24 January 2012
- Secretary of State for the Home Department v SK (Sri Lanka) [2012] EWCA Civ 16 (19 January 2012) 19 January 2012
- MWA, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2011] EWHC 3488 (Admin) (21 December 2011) 21 December 2011
- Polat, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 3445 (Admin) (20 December 2011) 20 December 2011
- Mehmud (timing of deportation notice) Bangladesh [2011] UKUT 486 (IAC) (19 December 2011) 19 December 2011
- UK Border Agency
- Tighter English language test requirement for Tier 1 and 2 applicants in the UK 26 January 2012
- English language tests for applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system 24 January 2012
- Online services replace phone lines for postal biometric appointments and help with biometric residence permits 23 January 2012
- Tier 2 and 5 applications will move online from 14 February 2012 19 January 2012
- Four illegal workers arrested in raid on Sussex restaurant 17 January 2012
- Immigration news
- 'Inexcusable' language on immigration alienating Latino voters, Republicans told 28 January 2012
- Couple facing deportation to Cameroon released after campaign by writers 28 January 2012
- Florida debate: 5 things we learned 27 January 2012
- Vicar jailed for carrying out sham marriages 26 January 2012
- Dangerous deportation techniques may still be in use, MPs warn 26 January 2012
- Policy and research
- Last Minute January Events/More February Events 27 January 2012
- Holocaust Memorial Day - a reminder of persecution around the world, and in UK, today 27 January 2012
- Focus on Asylum Issues in the U.S. and UK 27 January 2012
- The Voiceless Sponsors - Part 2 27 January 2012
- New Issues of Conflict & Education, JID, Intl. Migration, Refuge 26 January 2012
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