1 suicide attempt everyday at UK immigration detention centres
There were a shocking 393 reported attempts across the detention estate in 2015: the highest number on record and an average […]
How many students has Theresa May deported unlawfully?
Hundreds? Thousands? 48,000? Up to 50,000? It’s not clear.
Artist wins her appeal against seizure of whale-bone sculpture
It’s not every case that fuses international law, endangered species, border controls and fine art. But Juliet Forster-Copperi v Director […]
40 percent of UK deportations cancelled, says new report
The latest report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt, confirms that 4 out of 10 […]
Good news for students deported on flimsy evidence of fraud
The Independent reports that the Upper Tribunal has found in favour of students who had their leave to remain cancelled […]
All new facebook page launched
Another way you way contact me. What’s not to like? Hi all. I now have a facebook page to shamelessly promote […]
Fresh articles on housing, immigration and costs
For those of you interested in civil, housing, immigration & costs law, please visit my publications page where I’ve uploaded […]
The awful truth about the detention of torture survivors in the UK
Torture survivors should not normally be detained by the Home Office. But the awful truth is that they are. Regularly.
the justice gap: New secret evidence rule in immigration tribunal lawful but should ‘almost never be used’
A version of my blog on the secret evidence rule in the Immigration Tribunal was kindly published by the justice gap. […]
Dear Theresa… an open email on the UK’s response to the Refugee Crisis
Date: 8 March 2016, 06:38 From: Benjamin Amunwa <bamunwa@36bedfordrow.co.uk>; To: Theresa May MP <mayt@parliament.uk>; Subject: Your first annual asylum strategy Dear […]