The refugees of Calais | Journal

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Review: Detention Under the Immigration Acts by Denholm and Dunlop

What feels like months ago now I was kindly provided with a review copy of Detention Under the Immigration Acts: Law and Practice by Graham Denholm and Rory Dunlop with Lisa Giovannetti QC as Consultant Editor. It has taken me this long to do the actual review because I have not had the chance to […]

UK visa application from India

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The UK Response to the Migrant Crisis (Extra Scene from ‘The UK’s Fight Against The Islamic State’)

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Detained Fast Track system suspended

The Court of Appeal has effectively suspended the Detained Fast Track asylum processing factory. The High Court recently found the appeal process unlawful but granted the Home Office a stay on the effect of the judgment. The Court of Appeal has overturned that stay, meaning that the High Court judgment on the illegality of the […]

legal migration

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‘Nobody can stop refugees coming into Europe’

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Question Time: Russell Brand & Nigel Farage debate gets heated over immigration

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Job vacancy: Immigration Solicitor / Caseworker Position at ATLEU

Job Title: Immigration Solicitor / Caseworker Salary: circa £30,000 depending on experience Closing date: 9am on 16 July 2015 Interviews: week commencing 20 July 2015 Website: www.atleu.org.uk Location: N7 7LL Contact: jamila@atleu.org.uk ATLEU seeks a solicitor or barrister to join its expanding Immigration and Public Law Team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years’ experience in immigration and […]

New inspection plan announced for Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration

The new Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt, has announced his programme of inspections for 2015-16: An inspection of the effectiveness of the administrative review systemintroduced in 2014 to replace in-country rights of appeal. An inspection of Border Force operations at Manchester Airport. An inspection focussing on how intelligence is assessed, acted upon and disseminated across the […]

Family tracing: Supreme Court overrules Rashid

The Supreme Court yesterday handed down judgment in TN, MA and AA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 40, in which the Court held that a breach of the family tracing duty in Regulation 6 of the Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2005 does not affect the rule in Ravichandran requiring […]

The study of global migration

This is an extremely interesting time in the history of communications policy and one in which there are many changes in the way lawyers intervene as representatives of private clients or working for public interest firms or government agencies. In this workshop, a small group of students are selected to work on current issues in telecommunications policy, mostly in cable television, but as the industry becomes more merged and converged, in other areas as well. Last year, students in the workshops were assigned to the New York City Department of Energy and Communications, to the New Jersey State Cable Commission and the Media Access Project in Washington. ISH more information.

The program is much like a clinic. The students have responsibility for writing memos, drafts of briefs or drafts of filings for the Federal Communications Commission. In past years, students drafted a renewal manual for cable franchises in New Jersey. Another student prepared a long memorandum on the copyright aspects of a complex regulatory problem.

Students will meet once a week to share their experiences and comment, if possible, on each other's work.
Useful information:
https://www.hrw.org/topic/refugees
http://www.immigrationsolicitorhelp.co.uk/visa/uk-visa-law/
http://www.unhcr.org/pages/4ab388876.html

Home Office wins appeal against award of £125,000 damages

The Court of Appeal has overturned the fruity findings of Anthony Thornton QC in the case of R (on the application of Patel) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 645. The case was widely reported at the time, including on this blog (Family visitor receives £125,000 damages for mistreatment by […]

The creaking Dublin system – Hungary pulls the plug

There have been some significant recent developments in the Dublin system, which is the means by which people who enter the United Kingdom and claim asylum are returned to the first EU country they have passed through. A child of five with a map could tell you that the system works better for some countries […]

Essential principles of advocacy and tribunal procedure

From HJT Training: Essential principles of advocacy and tribunal procedure This is a practical and fun course designed to build confidence and competence in those new to public speaking and advocacy in the Immigration Tribunal. Participants will learn essential principles of advocacy and Tribunal procedure and have the opportunity to practice making submissions in front of the […]

Resettlement of Syrian refugees: UK bottom of league table

The House of Commons Library has issued an interesting briefing on the UK approach to Syrian refugees. Hat tip to ILPA for spotting it. The UK has taken in 4,000 Syrian refugees who managed to reach our shores to make a personal direct claim for asylum despite our best efforts to keep them out and our […]

Asylum seekers and Refugees in UK (Dignity march)

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Cricket helps young Afghan refugees field a new life in the UK

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Student visas for the UK

Studying in Britain is a dream of many students from across the world. The prestige and recognition a UK degree can open up many doors in a globalised economy. Being abroad offers the promise of adventure, the chance to perfect English and experience a new culture. But with tough new visa restrictions and a drop […]

‘Turn refugees away’ half of British say

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Expediting an EU residence card application

The Home Office has quietly scrapped its old policy on requesting that EU free movement applications were given priority treatment and speeded up. This allowed for applications to be prioritised on request after three months in certain circumstances. The new policy allows for no such discretion, nor does it at all recognise the legal obligation […]

Check before you throw

Help stop the rise in contaminated recycling by only putting recyclable items in your red bin

No more chances for tenancy fraudsters

Crackdown on tenants who illegally sublet their council homes.

Falling at each hurdle: credibility assessments in women’s asylum claims

The key reason why women are refused asylum in Europe is because they are not believed. So let’s imagine a woman comes to the UK to seek protection from human rights abuses. Let’s call her Malaika. Chances are that Malaika will have experienced some form of sexual violence before she got to this country. And […]

Yarl’s Wood: UK most notorious refugee removal center facelift

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Professional guidance on dealing with litigants in person

The Bar Council, Law Society and CILEX have published joint guidance for lawyers and clients and litigants in person on legal proceedings where one of the parties is a litigant in person. Solicitors should ensure they do not attempt to claim that which cannot properly be claimed. Which includes costs.

Desperate Refugees arrive in Kos…Britain reacts

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Dreaming of the UK: Europe’s Migrant Crisis

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Desperate Refugees arrive in Kos ~ Britain reacts

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Immigration lawyer chicago

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Migrant Crisis in Calais: Britain’s Border War (Dispatch 1)

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Deportation-Immigration Court-Immigration Lawyer Gail Seeram

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Rohingya Refugees Appeal – Monday 1st June 2015 – Channel S (UK Sky 814)

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Calgary Immigration Lawyer Raj Sharma discusses refugee detention

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Get your little monkey into the swing of reading with Slough Libraries

Pop along to your local library and help Slough Libraries celebrat National Bookstart Week, 6-14 June.

‘Refugees are scum’ social experiment

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Do I Need an Immigration Lawyer to Help me Apply?

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Rent officer who helped friend commit benefit fraud is sentenced

Man fined for falsifying records