Asylum & Immigration

Articles

8 Aug 2023

Taskforce to build prosecution cases against rogue immigration lawyers

The government says the Professional Enablers Taskforce is bringing together regulatory bodies, law enforcement teams and government departments to increase enforcement action against lawyers who help migrants exploit the immigration system.

8 Aug 2023

Government to triple fines for supporting illegal immigrants

The government says it is cracking down on employers and landlords who allow illegal migrants to work for them or rent their properties.

1 Aug 2023

SRA shuts down three immigration firms

Law firms investigated by the Daily Mail for allegedly cheating the immigration system have been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

27 Jul 2023

Chalk demands SRA sanctions lawyers who cheat immigration system

Following a report by the Daily Mail, the Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk has written to the chair of the Solicitor's Regulation Authority (SRA) to call for punitive measures against solicitors who mislead the immigration system.

13 Jul 2023

Human rights advocates condemn UK's Illegal Migration Bill

The bill will effectively extinguish the right to seek asylum in the UK, say lawyers who have examined the proposed legislation on behalf of human rights charity, Freedom from Torture.

3 Jul 2023

Court of Appeal rules Rwanda policy unlawful

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled on 29 June that the UK Home Secretary's Rwanda removals process is unlawful on grounds of safety and that sending anyone to Rwanda would breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

22 Jun 2023

Court of Appeal set to determine the decision-making duties the Foreign Secretary owes British citizens mistreated abroad

18 May 2023

Revisiting Canute’s folly: the second reading of the Illegal Migration Bill in the Lords

The final instalment of Helen O'Nions' assessment of the UK's Illegal Migration Bill sheds light on the second reading in the House of Lords