From detaining rough sleepers in inhumane detention conditions to ignoring the orders of the High Court, find out what the Home Office got up to in 2017.
Tag: Detention
5 Deadly Surety Sins that can Kill your Bail Application
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.
The Verne IRC is Closing Down
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
“If Only I had Naturalised …” The Biggest Regret of those Facing Deportation from the UK
“If only I had naturalised…” “Why didn’t I become a British citizen before all of this happened?” “How can they deport me when I have lived
“They Even Handcuffed Me When They Took Me For My Chemotherapy”
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
How the Home Office Tried to Deport a Disabled Man Based on a Fabricated Criminal Conviction
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
Diary of an Immigration Lawyer 