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High Court dismisses challenge to conditions at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre - an extended look

By Sapan Maini-Thompson, UK Human Rights Blog, 10 September 2020

In Soltany and Others v SSHD [2020] EWHC 2291 (Admin), the High Court dismissed a challenge to the conditions at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), which at the material times in 2017 and 2018, was run by G4S. The claim for judicial review, which was brought by three…

Passports: Foreign law must be proved by expert evidence

By Asad Ali Khan, 07 September 2020

Hussein and Another (Status of passports: foreign law) [2020] UKUT 250 (IAC): CMG Ockelton VP has explained that (i) a person who holds a genuine passport, apparently issued to him, and not falsified or altered, has to be regarded as a national of the State that issued the passport, (ii)…

Naturalisation for EU citizens: comprehensive sickness insurance, the elephant in the room

By Gary McIndoe, Latitude Law, 19 August 2020

As we head towards the end of the UK's Brexit implementation period on 31 December 2020, the thoughts of many EU nationals (here I use the term to include EEA & Swiss citizens too) who have lived, studied and worked in this country, often for many years, are turning to becoming…

An analysis of the changes to the Quebec migration law regarding highly skilled workers

By Dr. Türkan Ertuna Lagrand, 12 August 2020

The global competition to attract highly skilled workers fiercely continues regardless of where countries stand in relation to other forms of immigration and asylum. This is due to the estimates that in the years to come, serious skills shortages will be experienced. The European Union…

Migrants and the global epidemic of human sex trafficking

By Maddie Grounds, Immigration Advice Service, 11 August 2020

The arrest of socialite and long-time Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell at the end of last month has revitalised anti-trafficking agendas in public and political spheres around the world. The chilling news of Jeffrey Epstein's international trafficking ring last year exposed a web of…

Immigration Bail policy found systemically unfair

By Dominic Ruck Keene, UK Human Rights Blog, 03 August 2020

In three conjoined judicial reviews concerning the legality of the Home Secretary's exercise of her power under paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016 to provide accommodation to those who are granted immigration bail, Mr Justice Johnson held in R (Humnyntskyi) v SSHD […

Regulation 33 certification: Court of Appeal quashes refusal of interim relief to Portuguese national

By Asad Ali Khan, 28 July 2020

R (Mendes) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 924 (17 July 2020): The only target of this appeal was Murray J's order refusing interim relief in the form of a mandatory order requiring the Home Office to facilitate the return of Mr Mendes to the UK pending…

The Lost Women and Children: How No Recourse to Public Funds Condemns Thousands

By Alexandra Jarvis, Immigration Advice Service, 16 July 2020

One of the cruellest clauses of the UK's hostile environment endeavour must be the No Resource to Public Funds (NRPF) condition. It was recently catapulted into the political spotlight as Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared not to know what NRPF was when confronted by Labour MP Stephen…

Exemption From Financial Requirements In Spouse Visa Extension

By Reiss Edwards, 10 July 2020

Non-EEA citizens applying for a UK family spouse visa need to understand and meet a large number of eligibility requirements in order to secure a positive decision by the Home Office, one of which relates to minimum annual income. Under this requirement, the applicant and their partner…

A call to practitioners: Take the JCWI survey on the impact of the Minimum Income Requirement

By Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), 02 July 2020

JCWI needs your help! We are researching the current state of the UK's spouse visa rules, and specifically the way in which the Minimum Income Requirement is implemented. We are running a survey for practitioners – it can be found here, and shouldn't take more than around 10 minutes to…

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