UK: Pre-Removal Detention of Asylum Seekers Confirmed Unlawful

UK: Pre-Removal Detention of Asylum Seekers Confirmed Unlawful

On 27 November the Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal by the UK Home Office to overturn a landmark ruling from the the Court of Appeal declaring the detention of asylum seekers while their cases were being assessed in the Dublin Procedure unlawful. The case...
UK: Report Catalogues Fifteen Years of Home Office Failures

UK: Report Catalogues Fifteen Years of Home Office Failures

A new report entitled “Lessons not Learned: the failures of asylum decision-making in the UK” compiles findings from over 50 publications issued over the last fifteen years on the quality of decision-making processes in the UK Home Office. Responding to the upcoming...