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Supreme Court allows appeal in 'Minimum Income Requirement' case

By No5 Chambers, 23 February 2017

The Supreme Court, has today, 22 February 2017, handed down judgment in MM (Lebanon) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 10 in which it allowed the appellants' appeals (albeit not on every issue). Background The case dealt with the Immigration Rules…

Asylum seekers are left destitute and homeless due to a lack of legal aid

By Ronagh Craddock, openDemocracy, 09 February 2017

One of the least reported devastations caused by government legal aid cuts has been on asylum seekers. Vulnerable people seeking refuge in the UK are left destitute and homeless when they cannot access legal support needed to challenge unlawful Home Office decisions. The alarming…

"Duress and manipulation" used to expel foreign students accused of cheating in language tests

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 16 January 2017

The government pushed a UK College to expel foreign students based on flimsy evidence that they had cheated in English language tests, according to a judgment of the Upper Tribunal in the latest twist to the ETS fraud scandal. The Home Office used "duress and manipulation" under Theresa…

Freedom from Torture: medical evidence of torture needs to be treated fairly in asylum claims

By EIN, 10 January 2017

As we reported on EIN in November, Freedom from Torture released a major report saying Home Office asylum caseworkers are disregarding or mistreating expert medical evidence of torture. The report was launched in Parliament on November 22, with Dr Tania Mathias MP, Justice McCloskey, Dr…

2016 in Immigration News

By Danielle Cohen, 05 January 2017

2016 has been a tumultuous year in the world of immigration policy, news and law. The EU Referendum has been a significant driver in the debate, but there's a whole raft of reviews and reports which have shaped immigration and resident status issues. We discuss the most topical.…

The challenges facing migrants' rights campaigners in 2017

By Fizza Qureshi, Migrants' Rights Network, 03 January 2017

MRN's new Director, Fizza Qureshi, welcomes the New Year and the major challenges it brings. The picture may look bleak, but that's no reason for pessimism. It's a spur to building alliances and campaigning harder for a rights-based approach to migration. It is a great honour and…

Case Comment: MP (Sri Lanka) v SSHD [2016] UKSC 32

By UK Supreme Court Blog, 20 December 2016

MP (Sri Lanka) v SSHD [2016] UKSC 32: This case concerns subsidiary protection (known domestically as "humanitarian protection") under EU Council Directive 2004/83/EC (the Qualification Directive). The issue is whether the appellant, who was tortured by the Sri Lankan authorities and…

Ordinary family ties won't stop deportation of "foreign criminals", finds Court of Appeal

By Richard O’Dair, Law mostly, 22 November 2016

The Court of Appeal has asserted the relevance of the Immigration Rules in Article 8 appeals against deportation orders, taking a fine tooth-comb to Tribunal decisions that don't attach sufficient weight to the Rules. "The [Employment Appeals Tribunal] must respect the factual findings…

Migrants in limbo in Europe have the right to live in dignity

By Nils Muižnieks, 15 November 2016

In some countries, they call them "invisible persons", in others – "ghosts". Throughout Europe there are many migrants, primarily rejected asylum seekers, who live in a state of protracted legal and social limbo without any long-term prospects. The authorities refuse to regularize them or…

Case Comment: R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 56

By Aidan Wills, UK Supreme Court Blog, 04 November 2016

This judgment concerns continuing discrimination arising from the denial of automatic British citizenship at birth to a person born outside wedlock. The Supreme Court held (unanimously) that it is a violation of ECHR, art 8, read with art 14, to deport a "foreign criminal" who would have…

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