Friday, 17 December 2010



A selection of recent media reports

High court rules immigration ban illegal
By politics.co.
Politics.co.uk (17-Dec-2010)

Asylum seeker that killed girl in hit-and-run faces new deportation bid
The Government will appeal against a ruling stopping the deportation of a failed asylum...
London Evening Standard (17-Dec-2010)

Failed asylum seeker who left girl, 12, to die after crash can stay in UK as deporting him would 'breach his human right..
A failed asylum seeker who left a 12-year-old girl dying under the wheels of his car while banned from driving will be allowed to remain in the UK, judges ruled today.
Daily Mail (16-Dec-2010)

Hit-and-run death crash asylum seeker can stay in UK
An asylum seeker who fatally struck a girl with his car then fled the scene has won...
BBC News Merseyside (16-Dec-2010)

FURY AT CRASH DRIVER'S ASYLUM WIN
A man whose daughter was killed by a failed asylum-seeker has spoken of his fury after.
Daily Star (16-Dec-2010)

Anti-sham marriages rules illegal
The government s sham marriage deterrent breached human rights by charging a fee to...
Solicitors Journal (16-Dec-2010)

A smaller welcome mat
CANADA has long been known as one of the worlds most welcoming countries for immigrants, and.
The Economist (16-Dec-2010)

Married Nigerian couple jailed for bogus college scam
Comments 0 JAILED: Tiamiyu and Christiana Bello and Adeyinka Adeniran A MARRIED couple have..
The Voice (16-Dec-2010)

Fury at crash driver's asylum win
A man whose daughter was killed by a failed asylum-seeker has spoken of his fury after.
London Evening Standard (16-Dec-2010)

Hit-and-run Iraqi allowed to stay in UK
A failed asylum-seeker who left a 12-year-old girl dying under the wheels of his car...
The Independent (PA) (16-Dec-2010)

IMMIGRATION: EU EASES VISA RULES FOR ALBANIANS AND BOSNIANS
FEARS of a new wave of back-door immigration into the UK were raised yesterday after visa...
Daily Express (Anil Dawar) (16-Dec-2010)

IMMIGRATION: TRANSLATION COSTS SOAR BY 40%
TOUGHER language tests for new immigrants have again been called for after Government...
Daily Express (Anil Dawar) (16-Dec-2010)

Sham marriage laws illgal say EU
Laws which have been credited with vastly cutting the number of sham migrant marriages.
Sunrise Radio (15-Dec-2010)

Briefing Papers


Sham Marriages – The Latest
17 December, 2010

Briefing paper 8.38 gives an explanation of the state of the law on sham marriage as at July 2010, and in particular the finding of the High Court in 2006 and subsequently of the House of Lords in 2008 that section 19 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act was incompatible with Articles 12 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…

See Briefing Paper No 8.49 for the full document.