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Deportation vs. Removal: Key Differences in UK Immigration Law

In This Article 1. Legal Basis for Deportation 2. Criteria for Liability to Removal 3. Limits on Return to the UK After Deportation 4. Re-entry Bans and Their Duration 5. Conclusion: Key Distinctions...

Private Life Exception to Deportation: Domestic Framework Insights

In This Article 1. Introduction: The Private Life Exception to Deportation 2. Eligibility and Criteria  3. Lawful Residence Under the Private Life Exception: Meeting the First Requirement 4. Key Factors in Assessing...

Domestic Deportation Framework: Key Provisions & Considerations

In This Article 1. Understanding the Domestic Deportation Framework: An Overview 2. Deportation Under the Immigration Act 1971: Exemptions and Conditions 3. The Evolution of Deportation Law: From Discretion to Duty 4....

A Day in the Life: Pro Bono Work for Immigration Detainees at Richmond Chambers

In This Article 1. Preparing for the Bail Hearing: Case Review and Strategy Development 2. The Day of the Hearing: Early Preparation and Client Interaction 3. The Day of the Hearing: Early Preparation and Client...

Our Pro Bono Work: Breaking Barriers for Immigration Detainees

In This Article 1. Pro Bono Work with BID: Championing Access to Justice 2. Understanding Immigration Detention: Key Facts and Challenges 3. Vital Pro Bono Role of BID: Advocating for Immigration...

Deportation Protections for Long-Resident EU Nationals

In This Article 1. Introduction to Deportation Protections for European (EU) Nationals 2. Deportation Protections for EU Nationals Under UK Law 3. The Bouchereau Test and Deep Public Revulsion 4. Case Background:...

UK Supreme Court Considers Deportation (Again)

In HA (Iraq), RA (Iraq) and AA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 22, the Supreme Court was called to consider one more time the statutory provisions of section 117C of the Nationality,...

Court of Appeal Revisits “Unduly Harsh” Test

In MI (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1711 (18 November 2021), the Court of Appeal recently revisited the question of how the “unduly harsh” test may properly...

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Report - Immigration enforcement

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee published a report on  Immigration enforcement on 18 September 2020.  The report considers the work of the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement Directorate, ...

Deportation and the ‘unduly harsh’ test

In HA (Iraq) v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 1176, the Court of Appeal has delivered a welcome clarification for partners and parents seeking to avoid deportation. The judgment softens the ‘unduly harsh’ test...

Is the public interest in deporting foreign offenders a ‘fixed quality'?

In this post, we consider the approach that the courts have adopted when considering the public interest in deporting foreign offenders. Section 117 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 Section 117A(1)...

Independent Monitoring Boards National Annual Report for the Immigration Detention Estate 2018

The Immigration Detention Estate (IDE) has featured a great deal in the news with the recent Windrush scandal and detailed reports of the impact on people’s lives.  There has been a reported focus on the abuse...