New immigration policies
20 May 2010
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The more detailed coalition government programme is now available. The immigration section doesn’t look too bad so far but is, inevitably in a general purpose
The more detailed coalition government programme is now available. The immigration section doesn’t look too bad so far but is, inevitably in a general purpose
This bit of BBC research will come as no surprise to anyone who has attempted to use a UKBA helpline. The waiting time for a
A sign of things to come: Following the UK general election on 6 May 2010, the UK Border Agency website has undergone some changes. All
Supreme Court press release here and judgment here. The reasoning is remarkably short: the Court simply disagrees with Laws LJ on the ordinary and natural
[UPDATE: The ‘Lib’ ‘Dems’ have agreed to a cap on non-EU immigration as part of the coalition deal. So, if too many people bring spouses
Quick alert courtesy of the Supreme Court website. Judgment in ZN (Afghanistan) is at last to be handed down tomorrow, and the Court is today
Today seems an auspicious day to examine Labour’s recent immigration history. At first glance it may appear that Labour has been generous on immigration policy
I have received the following email and I’m happy to bring it to the attention of readers: I am writing to alert you the recent
I’m up late this evening with plenty more work still do to, and like many bloggers (er, all of us, I suspect) will check my blog
UKBA got away with an appeal against a finding of misfeasance in public office in the new case of Muuse v Secretary of State for
The more detailed coalition government programme is now available. The immigration section doesn’t look too bad so far but is, inevitably in a general purpose document of this nature, very sketchy. The commitment to ending child detention for immigration purposes looks pretty firm, though. There has been considerable scepticism expressed...
A sign of things to come: Following the UK general election on 6 May 2010, the UK Border Agency website has undergone some changes. All news stories published before April 2010 have been removed from this website, as has information about our strategies and aims under the previous government. This...
[UPDATE: The ‘Lib’ ‘Dems’ have agreed to a cap on non-EU immigration as part of the coalition deal. So, if too many people bring spouses and children in, the rest will have to wait until next year, and multi-national businesses will not be able to transfer employees to the UK?...
Quick alert courtesy of the Supreme Court website. Judgment in ZN (Afghanistan) is at last to be handed down tomorrow, and the Court is today starting a three day hearing of appeals against HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) [2009] EWCA Civ 172, on the issue of homosexuality and refugee status....
Today seems an auspicious day to examine Labour’s recent immigration history. At first glance it may appear that Labour has been generous on immigration policy in recent times. In some respects this is right. Immigration has certainly increased since 1997. As Don Flynn wrote so perceptively in 2002 in Tough...
I have received the following email and I’m happy to bring it to the attention of readers: I am writing to alert you the recent publication of Driven from Home: Protecting the Rights of Forced Migrants by David Hollenbach, SJ, a book that may be of interest to readers of...
UKBA got away with an appeal against a finding of misfeasance in public office in the new case of Muuse v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 453, but lost on the award of exemplary damages. In the course of judgment Lord Justice Thomas held that...