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High Court blocks Amber Rudd from deporting a man who is a key witness to the controversial death of an immigration detainee. Home Office wanted to deport him, preventing him from giving evidence to the inquest.

@DLPublicLaw and @gardencourtlaw acting.

theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
The inquest into the immigration detainee's death will consider whether the Home Secretary's actions may have caused or contributed to the death. Rudd wanted to deport a key witness before the inquest and a separate criminal investigation have taken place.
"A high court judge ruled against Rudd, ordering that Van Horn be allowed to remain in UK because he may be required to give evidence at the inquest into death of a fellow detainee, and Home Office had not offered assurances he would be allowed to return to UK to give evidence".
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Court of Appeal rules @ukhomeoffice acted "unlawfully and unfairly" when deciding claims by child refugees in Calais. Court also held the Govt misled the High Court by a "serious breach of the duty of candour and co-operation by the Secretary of State".

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Just got round to reading Shaw II on immigration detention now. Some tweets later.

"Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on welfare in [immigration] detention of vulnerable persons - a follow-up report by Stephen Shaw" is online at gov.uk/government/pub…
"My point is that, at present, the case for a time limit [for immigration detention] has been articulated more as a slogan than as a fully developed policy proposal": Stephen Shaw.

I have a feeling many migrant/detainee rights campaigners would disagree with this...
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