The High Court, in dismissing an appeal, has confirmed what a ‘reasonable period’ of detention is prior to deportation and how deception and/or a failure by the detainee to cooperate might affect and extend what is considered as ‘reasonable’. 

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The EU commission has reported that it has issued a warning to the UK that it must comply with EU rules on free movement of EU citizens and their families or face the prospect of court. The government has, according to the Commission, failed to comply with four important areas, the details of which follow. 

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The London Mayoral election has us all on tenterhooks. And although immigration is just one consideration in the race to City Hall, might the incumbent Boris Johnson have thrown his campaign into confusion by doing a U-turn on his immigration policy? 

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The Upper Tribunal (UT) has called for a re-examination of past approaches in relation to the 5 year continuous residence requirement to gain permanent residency in the UK; while it is right that a period in prison should not count towards the 5 year requirement, it should also not break the continuity of residence. 

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