General Information - February 2022
Deportations From UK at Record Low as Asylum Applications Soar
Women at Risk of Deportation Being Refused In-Person Legal Advice
Home Office Suspends Ten-Year Route Punishment for Migrants Granted Public Funds
Detention Age Assessment Policy Tightened
Article 3 Protects Asylum Seekers Against Removal Even if They Could Leave Voluntarily
Unfairness Required to Set Aside Appeals Decided on Paper Under Unlawful COVID-19 Process
Article 3 Protects Asylum Seekers Against Removal Even if They Could Leave Voluntarily
‘Toxic’ Racism of Home Office’s Immigration Staff Contractor
Falling Foul of Contempt of Court May be Easier Than You Think
Mandatory GPS Tagging for People on Immigration Bail
What Role Does the European Convention Against Trafficking Play in UK Law?
First-tier Tribunal Discourages Oral Evidence From Abroad
Appeals Decided on Paper Under Unlawful COVID-19 Process Must Not be Unfair
ETS “Cheat” List Data Used by Home Office to Deport 1,000’s of Innocent People
Does UK Respect Rights of Missing Migrants and Their Loved Ones?
2022 Edition of the Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights
English Language Test Scandal: HO Accused of ‘Shocking Miscarriage of Justice’
TUI Airline Bosses Forced to Pull Out of Deportation Flights
Priti Patel’s ‘Unworkable’ Asylum Reforms Will Cost Taxpayer £2.7bn a Year
“Chen Parent” Could Claim Child Benefit Once Daughter Had Permanent Residence
Anonymous Appellants and Secret Hearings
Refugees Can Make Backdated Child Tax Credit Claims
Refugee Group Warns of ‘Astonishing’ Cost of New Home Office Policies
Staying on After Study: a Whistle-Stop Tour of the UK Graduate Visa Rules
When Can the Home Secretary Take Your Citizenship Away?
Staying on After Study: a Whistle-Stop Tour of the UK Graduate Visa Rules
Uncertainty for Zambrano Carers Following Court of Appeal Ruling
Home Office Admits Unlawful Secret Policy to Seize all Channel Migrants’ Phones
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - February 2022
Deteriorated Situations: Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Benin, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Conflict Risk Alerts: Cameroon, Somalia ,Sudan, Ukraine
Somalia’s months-long electoral crisis escalated after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” suspended Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, raising the risk of renewed violence. In Sudan, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s resignation leaves the military in full control of the transition. The Republika Srpska National Assembly passed a controversial resolution in a step toward secession, raising tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa suspended parliament for one month amid growing frictions within the ruling coalition and deepening economic hardship. A series of jihadist attacks targeted Benin for the first time in years.
CrisisWatch a tool designed to help decision-makers prevent deadly violence by keeping them up-to-date with developments in over 70 conflicts and crises, identifying trends and alerting them to risks of escalation and opportunities to advance peace.Source; Crisi Watch, https://rb.gy/uerrfx