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Silence of the Lambs rapist to be deported from Australia to Britain

A British man in his 60s, Leslie Cunliffe, is scheduled to be deported from Australia after judicial authorities have deemed him to be of poor character due to his criminal past. Cunliffe has been...

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Home Office guilty of classifying asylum-seeking children as adults

At the end of last week it was revealed that a group legal action against the Home Office, brought by 40 child-asylum seekers who had wrongly been detained as adults, resulted in a legal bill of £2m...

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More of the same as Cameroon athletes seek asylum

With the recent reports that seven Cameroonian Olympic athletes have disappeared and are believed to be seeking asylum, we thought we’d have a look back through the years at the history of asylum...

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More athletes vanish from Games

At least four more athletes have absconded from the Olympics, according to the news agency AFP. One competitor and several coaches from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s delegation have not been seen...

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University plans legal action regarding loss of its international students

London Metropolitan University (LMU) is planning to take legal action, most likely in the form of seeking a judicial review, regarding a recent shock decision by the UK Border Agency (UKBA). An...

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UK Border Force looking to speed up immigration for business people

Brian Moore, the interim head of the UK Border Force, has told the Home Affairs Select Committee that officials of the agency are currently brainstorming ways to allow so-called “high value” passengers...

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London Metropolitan University seeking judicial review over visa ban

Lawyers for the London Metropolitan University are to appear at the High Court to ask for a ban on recruiting overseas students to be suspended, according to the BBC. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) last...

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Senior judge warns asylum lawyers over disclosure

The president of the Queen’s Bench of the High Court, Sir John Thomas, has warned solicitors they could face disciplining by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This may happen if they do not...

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Man obsessed with British woman detained after sailing from Turkey

A 38-year-old Turkish man who sailed to England to find the love of his life has been detained by border staff, according to The Independent. Ramazan Culum met a British woman while on a scuba diving...

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Jailed vicar must pay back money from bogus marriages scam

A 56-year-old vicar from Forest Gate in east London, who was jailed for four and a half years in April for conspiracy to facilitate unlawful immigration by conducting bogus marriages, has been told he...

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