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The human rights lawyers celebrating after Priti Patel raged at them over Jamaican deportation plane

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Lawyers who helped stop 23 criminals including rapists and killers being deported to Jamaica toasted their success after halting their removal, declaring ‘What a result’. The barristers were from a number of firms acting in tandem with campaign groups Movement for Justice and Detention Action. Solicitors from companies including Cranbrook Legal and Clarendon Park Chambers said they … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘fundamental reform’ of asylum law tackling deportation delays

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Priti Patel vows ‘fundamental reform’ of asylum law tackling deportation delays on ‘human rights’ grounds and making it easier to kick out criminals as she bids to put bully row behind her Priti Patel vowed to introduce ‘fundamental reform’ to Brtain’s asylum system Pledged to make it easier to expel migrants without legitimate right to … Read more

Gaddafi ‘henchman’ has won the right to appeal deportation after seeking asylum over six years ago

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Gaddafi ‘henchman’ has won the right to appeal deportation after seeking asylum over six years ago with his wife and three UK-born children Man, known only as AB, sought asylum in  2014 with his wife and three children ‘Serious reasons’ to suspect he committed war crimes, said the Government The Home Office argued that the … Read more

Deportation of 28 migrants is stopped after lawyers launch claim 

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The deportation of 28 migrants was blocked after their lawyers lodged 11th-hour human rights claims, it emerged yesterday. The migrants were supposed to join eight others who were forced to leave on a chartered flight on Tuesday morning. Of the 28, 18 lodged first-time human rights claims, seven said they were victims of modern slavery … Read more

Home Office policy giving migrants as little as three days’ notice before deportation ruled unlawful

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A Home Office policy which gave migrants as little as 72 hours’ notice of their impending deportation has been ruled as unlawful.  The Court of Appeal found the policy created ‘an unacceptable risk of interference with the right of access to court.’   Medical Justice, a human rights’ charity, took legal action over the policy by … Read more

Judges will be told what constitutes ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’ in deportation cases

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Judges who use human rights laws to block deportations of failed asylum seekers and foreign criminals will be told what counts as ‘inhuman or degrading treatment.’  Home Secretary Priti Patel is considering the move to try to restrict the ability of judges to make ‘subjective’ decisions about what form of conditions deportees would face in … Read more

Priti Patel loses deportation fight with Nigerian drugs dealer

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Priti Patel loses deportation fight with Nigerian drugs dealer as Appeal Court judges say he can stay in the UK because of human rights laws The man, now 32, was served with a deportation order after his conviction  He was convicted of supplying class A drugs and handed 4.5 year jail term Argued deportation would … Read more

More than 80 taxpayer-funded guards accompanied just 14 illegal immigrants on a deportation flight

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More than 80 taxpayer-funded guards accompanied just 14 illegal immigrants on a deportation flight from Stansted to Germany and France Number of escorts used six times amount of detainees during flight on August 12 Report attributed it to ‘Covid precautions and expectation of physical resistance’ It added that round trip included seven healthcare staff and took over … Read more

Priti Patel says asylum system is ‘broken’ as 20 Channel migrants are taken off deportation flight

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Priti Patel today branded Britain’s asylum system ‘broken’ after 20 migrants were taken off a new deportation flight to Germany. The Home Secretary sent another handful of migrants back to mainland Europe, but was hit by a flurry of 11th-hour legal challenges. An immigration enforcement charter flight yesterday flew three Iranians, two Eritreans, an Iraqi … Read more

Taxpayers foot £55million bill for lawyer blocking deportation flights of Channel migrants

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Revealed: Taxpayers foot £55million bill for lawyer blocking deportation flights of Channel migrants Duncan Lewis Solicitors legal aid work covers many areas including immigration Staff have been to Calais and offered support to refugees hoping to reach Britain It has forged a close relationship with charities that work among camps in France By Scarlet Howes … Read more