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Tag: Bail

Bail Granted but Transferred to the Home Office

18 January, 2018 visadreams

My first encounter in Tribunal with the new power to transfer management of bail to the Home Office.

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5 Deadly Surety Sins that can Kill your Bail Application

6 November, 2017 visadreams

With your liberty at stake, it is critical that your sureties are accepted for you to be granted bail. Make sure your sureties do not commit one of these 5 deadly sins that could mean you stay in detention even longer.

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The Verne IRC is Closing Down

12 October, 2017 visadreams

It will come as a welcome relief for everyone that The Verne IRC in Portland, Dorset is due to close on 1 January 2018. It

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“They Even Handcuffed Me When They Took Me For My Chemotherapy”

4 February, 2017 visadreams

I will never forget the day I met my client Samuel. It was the 15th of August 2013. I normally see my clients at my

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How the Home Office Tried to Deport a Disabled Man Based on a Fabricated Criminal Conviction

12 January, 2017 visadreams

Earlier this month, it came to light that the Home Office had tried to deport a disabled man from the UK on the basis of a crime that they

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The Pakistani Father the Home Office Kept Forgetting to Put on the Plane

4 December, 2016 visadreams

“Fahad Bhai, I’m still here” the voice whispered over the phone. “AHMED!!!? What do you mean you’re still here? You should be on the plane!” I responded barely believing what I was hearing. “It left without me”, he explained …

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