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More changes to the Immigration Rules

By Iain Palmer, Free Movement,
Two Statements of Changes to bring to your attention, HC1038 and HC1039. On Monday 1 April 2013, HC1038 came into effect and can be viewed here. Far weightier are the changes contained in HC1039 which will be brought into force on Saturday 6 April 2013 HC1039. These can be viewed here.…

What hasn't been making the news from Parliament?

By Awale Olad, Migrants' Rights Network,
Only a small fraction of what parliamentarians discuss in parliament is reported in the national press - particularly when public attention and debate has been so focused on the numbers of immigrants coming to the UK and the government’s controversial programme aimed at reducing net…

What would happen if the UK withdrew from the European Court of Human Rights?

By Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog,
Today's Mail on Sunday reports that the Home Secretary is to announce "soon" that the Conservative Party's election manifesto for 2015 will include a pledge to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights if the party obtains an overall majority. I thought it would…

Burmese Country Guidance case found legally flawed

By Colin Yeo, Free Movement,
The Court of Appeal has in the case of KS (Burma) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 67 found that the 2009 Country Guidance case of TL (Sur Place activities-risk) Burma [2009] UKAIT 00017 was legally flawed, effectively overturning it in what had become a proxy…

Another critique of the new Immigration Rules' codification of Article 8

By Rosalind English, UK Human Rights Blog,
Izuazu (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2013] UKUT 00045 (IAC) The Upper Tribunal has concluded that new Immigration Rules do not adequately reflect the Secretary of State's obligations under Article 8 of the ECHR. This is the second determination of the "fit" between…

Court of Appeal grapples with Zambrano

By Colin Yeo, Free Movement,
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Zambrano requires a lot of explaining. The process of seeking to understand its impact will continue for some time at an EU level and domestically. In Harrison (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA…

Deport first, appeal second

By Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog,
In a wide-ranging interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the Prime Minister has previewed a new 'deport first, appeal second' approach to deportation cases: … in specific response to the never-ending Abu Qatada case, and vexatious use of the European Convention on Human…

Book review: The role of lawyers in the battle for the rights of migrants

By Don Flynn, Migrants' Rights Network,
Migrant community organisations have often found it difficult to get a fair hearing from mainstream British civil society. Because of this the law has had to do a lot of the heavy lifting. In this important new account of the legal fight for migrant rights, Frances Webber explains why the…

A war on Judicial Review?

By Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog,
The Prime Minister is to "get a grip" on people forcing unnecessary delays to Government policy by cracking down on the "massive growth industry" of Judicial Review. David Cameron told business leaders today: "When this country was at war in the 40s, Whitehall underwent a revolution.…

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