Special investigation: Inside the migrant maternity ward where the NHS is struggling to cope Walk into Ealing Hospital and you could be forgiven for thinkin Mail Online (06-May-2011) This just in from London-istan: Violent clashes outside U.S. Embassy after hundreds of UK Muslims stage mock funeral for.. Violent clashe Mail Online (06-May-2011) Hundreds more migrants reach Italy from Africa (Reuters) - Hundreds of illegal immigrants reached Italian shores from Africa in the last 24 hours, adding to a cri Reuters UK (06-May-2011) Couple jailed after sham wedding halted by police By suzy gibson court staff Police and immigration officers stopped a sham marriage just moments before it was du This is Leicestershire (06-May-2011) Immigration scam bride and groom jailed A Dutch woman and a Nigerian man have been jailed for 18 months in the United Kingdom on suspicion of arranging a fake marriage to circumvent immigration regulations, according to the Daily Mail. Radio Netherlands Worldwide (05-May-2011) 'Learn English, get a job and stop smoking cannabis': What judge said to immigrant drug dealer on benefits A straight-talking judge gave an immigrant drug deal Mail Online (05-May-2011) Dutch lesbian and bogus bridegroom jailed for sham marriage, as vicar reveals how he snares fake couples A bogus bride and groom who were arrested at the altar momen Mail Online (05-May-2011) EU to review migration policy as immigration increases EU member states that do not protect their external borders effectively against illegal migrants could find themselves temporarily cut off from the Union under proposals from the European Commission. Irish Examiner.com (05-May-2011) Migrationwatch calls for firmer action on sham marriages 9 May, 2011 From Monday 9 May, the government is being obliged by the courts to abandon its requirement that a marriage or civil partnership involving a partner subject to immigration control must have the prior permission of the Home Office (a “Certificate of Approval”). Migrationwatch therefore called today for Registrars to be given a new power to delay suspicious marriages for up to three months to allow time for them to be investigated. This, of itself, would be a deterrent to bogus applicants (See Briefing Paper No 8.53). They also suggested tougher checks when those with marriage certificates applied for Leave to Remain – the second stage of the process. The Immigration Rules require that the couple intend to live together permanently as man and wife without recourse to public funds. In cases of sham marriages this would clearly not be the case. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch, said “Sham marriages are a huge cost to the tax payer as they admit the bogus partner to the full panoply of welfare benefits, including housing. The courts have given full weight to the human rights of applicants but none to those of the tax payer. Tougher measures, proof against further appeals, are now needed to deal with the situation that has resulted.
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