Tag Archives: immigration

Border hostilities: Passport to the media-policy merry-go-round

You have most probably heard about the latest scandal at the Home Office. Basically it was about a pilot scheme to replace the blanket checks on passports of people visiting the UK with a more targeted approach, and whether the Home Secretary knew the extent to which this was being implemented by her Border Force [...]

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Cats, lies, and family ties: human rights and wrongs at Tory Party conference

In an ongoing crusade to remove the “universal” bit from the concept of human rights, the Conservative Home Secretary Theresa May has announced plans to deport more migrants who have completed prison sentences, even if it means breaking up families. Home Secretary Theresa May But first, a suspect cat incident. In her speech at the [...]

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Legal update from ILPA, 9 September

Update 42 now available at ILPA’s new improved website, alongside a whole load of other useful info sheets, legal briefings and publications… Asylum Screening Unit - making asylum claims; Family Returns - opening of new detention centre for children; HM Inspectorate of Prisons - reports on 2 deportation charters and on HMP Long Lartin; Legal [...]

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