Advocate General Bot has given his Opinion in the case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union by President Mr Justice Blake. I have already flagged the new Opinion up on the blog but at the time had not had an opportunity to read it. That situation has [...]
Some time ago, I put up an angry post (it is never a good idea to publish in anger) about the case of GS (Article 3 – health exceptionality) India [2011] UKUT 35 (IAC), in which it was held that a diabetic man on dialysis who [...]
As has been widely reported in the mainstream media, the Government proposes to scrap family visitor appeal rights. Again. The change is intended to come into full effect in 2014 but as early as July 2012 the definition of ‘family’ will be narrowed to exclude cousins, uncles, aunts, nieces or nephews. See the press release [...]
Sometimes you just can’t make it up. The UK Border Agency has posted a video on YouTube of it crushing a van used by people smugglers.
As I understand it, the nine Kuwaiti migrants were removed first. So were the people smugglers. Although it doesn’t actually explicitly say so anywhere in the press [...]
There has been a flood of judgments in the last few weeks on the issue of unlawful detention. With immigration detention used more frequently and for longer periods than ever before, the aftermath of the secret and unlawful presumption of detention policy and the ongoing travails of the UK Border Agency, it seems likely [...]
The Court of Appeal has reviewed the meaning of ‘independent evidence of torture’ and the correct approach to the analysis of medical reports in R (on the application of AM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 521.
AM was unrepresented, her asylum application refused, her appeal lost and [...]
The case of R (on the application of Y) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1075 (Admin) may change the way in which the Home Office approach ‘historic’ trafficking cases. Although the case is
Y left China, was smuggled into Sweden and then stayed in an unknown country. [...]
I have a new and cunning plan to solve the queues at Heathrow, save the Olympics and, as an added bonus, revitalise rock bottom morale at the UK Border Agency, which is by all accounts now falling apart at the seams of its soon-to-be-replaced uniforms.
All Theresa May has to do is mug [...]
The trend is continuing with the fairly recent Upper Tribunal decision of Basnet (validity of application – respondent) [2012] UKUT 00113 (IAC). This concerns applications rejected as invalid specifically due to a non-payment of the application fee. We’ve waited too long for some sensible guidance in this area and this is certainly a [...]
The European Commission has today given the United Kingdom two months to comply with European Union rules on the free movement of EU citizens and their families across the EU or face an EU court case. You can read the press release yourself here.
The four issues highlighted are as follows:
The Free [...]
Immigration cases- R (on the application of SS)v London Borough of Croydon (AAJR) [2012] UKUT 139 (IAC) (16 May 2012) 16 May 2012
- R (on the application of ES) v London Borough of Hounslow (AAJR) [2012] UKUT 138 (IAC) (15 May 2012) 16 May 2012
- MK (documents - relocation) Iraq CG [2012] UKUT 126 (IAC) (25 April 2012) 14 May 2012
- Mumu (paragraph 320; Article 8; scope) Bangladesh [2012] UKUT 143 (IAC) (14 May 2012) 14 May 2012
- Ahmadi (s.47 decision: validity; Sapkota) Afghanistan [2012] UKUT 147 (IAC) (14 May 2012) 14 May 2012
- Buama (inter-country adoption - competent court) Ghana [2012] UKUT 146 (IAC) (14 May 2012) 14 May 2012
- Barnett and others (EEA Regulations: rights and documentation) Jamaica [2012] UKUT 142 (IAC) (14 May 2012) 14 May 2012
- LK (Somalia)), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1229 (Admin) (10 May 2012) 10 May 2012
- UK Border Agency
- Removing full right of appeal for family visitors 10 May 2012
- Scrapping family visitor appeal rights will save millions 10 May 2012
- Service disruption at public enquiry offices 4 May 2012
- Child experts recruited to Family Returns Panel 25 April 2012
- Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship allocations for 2012/13 20 April 2012
- Immigration news
- Damian Green questioned by MPs over Heathrow delays: Politics live blog 18 May 2012
- In this week's New Statesman: European Crisis 17 May 2012
- New rules on overseas students 'will cost universities billions' 17 May 2012
- Dissenting Tories pushed out of backbench committee 17 May 2012
- Europe’s endgame 16 May 2012
- Policy and research
- Why asking the public to report irregular migrants to the UKBA is the wrong path to go down 17 May 2012
- "Home Office plans are too harsh" - Letter to the editor 16 May 2012
- Maps/Multimedia 16 May 2012
- Focus on Africa/Africans 16 May 2012
- Focus on Statelessness 15 May 2012
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