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According to the court, its refusal to treat the detention centers in Albania like Italian border or transit zones is due to the impossibility of recognizing the detained persons’ countries of origin, namely Bangladesh and Egypt, as “safe countries.”
Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released from immigration detention emphasizing that it undermines the recent High Court decision and breaches Australia’s international obligations.
The US Supreme Courtruled Friday in US v. 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , a federal law that criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration, does not violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution. ” The US government filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in 2022. Hansen that 8 U.S.C.
The Hungarian Constitutional Courtruled against a petition from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government Friday, seeking to challenge a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union that held Hungary’s asylum policies broke European law.
The UK’s House of Commons passed a bill to declare Rwanda a safe country by 320 votes to 276, seeking to bypass the courts to implement the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to pursue their claims in Rwanda. Conservative MPs who voted against the bill include Jenrick and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
The Australian Human Rights Commission released a report on Monday outlining concerns regarding the conditions at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Northam, Western Australia. The Migration Act 1958 establishes Australia’s mandatory immigration detention framework.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, adopting a rigid interpretation of a federal statute that requires the government to serve a “notice to appear” in order to trigger the “stop-time” rule. That rule can foreclose access to immigration relief by preventing noncitizens from accruing the time required for eligibility.
He further ordered that the Australian government pay Djokovic’s legal fees. Finally, Judge Kelly ordered that Djokovic will be released immediately from immigration detention and that his passport and personal effects will be returned as well.
.” Under the new laws, any person who cannot be removed from Australia must now be monitored by mandatory ankle bracelets and are under a strict curfew, with failure to adhere to the new rules resulting in lengthy jail sentences. The refugee, who has the pseudonym S151, is a Chinese national who came to Australia in 2001.
.” The charity said its legal action against the Rwanda plan aims to ensure the government does not overlook “evidence of individual risk in Rwanda cases,” and to prevent cases from being unlawfully blocked from being admitted into the asylum system. Three people have been charged with obstruction of the highway.
The US Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging a lower courtruling in July blocking new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The UK High Courtruled on Thursday that Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman must not exercise her new powers to restrict protection and support of victims of modern slavery without first considering the risks of re-trafficking.
The UN expressed concern Monday over the UK government’s action to make the Rwanda deal operational. ” He warned of the negative human rights implications, stating: The combined effects of this bill, attempting to shield Government action from standard legal scrutiny, directly undercut basic human rights principles. .”
Share In a pair of cases on Monday, the Supreme Courtruled against non-U.S. 1231 , the government detained him. 1231 , the government detained him. Fearing persecution or torture in Mexico, Arteaga-Martinez then sought “withholding of removal,” which bars the government from removing a noncitizen to such a country.
The US Supreme Courtruled unanimously on Monday on an immigrant status case regarding noncitizens seeking to change their immigration status from temporary protected status (TPS) to lawful permanent residency.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Monday that two vessels owned by non-profit Sea Watch may have been wrongly detained by the Italian government. The court found that Sea Watch has a right to rescue, despite its cargo status, under its duty to assist during a maritime emergency.
Zamora, who has been a vocal critic of government corruption through his investigative reporting, was transferred to house arrest after a courtruling determined that his preventive detention had exceeded legal limits. His path to full freedom depends on the outcomes of both cases.
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The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday they would hear the appeal of a lower courtruling that re-implemented Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. The STCA was signed between the US and Canadian governments in 2002.
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The UN Committee on Human Rights called on the UK on Thursday to withdraw the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill and certain provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 due to human rights concerns. ” Its approach has received widespread criticism.
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.” The UNHCR’s assessment comes following the signing of the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Treaty in December 2023 and the proposal of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. In response to the bill, the Rwandan government threatened to withdraw from the treaty if the UK did not adhere to international law.
Share In an opinion released on Thursday, the Supreme Courtruled that noncitizens subject to deportation do not have to ask the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its allegedly erroneous decisions before seeking judicial review in the federal courts of appeals. The court’s conclusion is not entirely surprising.
The UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda suffered a setback Monday, when the House of Lords voted to require the government to substantiate its claims that Rwanda is a safe country before ratifying the new treaty between the UK and the African nation.
Share The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon agreed to hear four new cases, including a First Amendment challenge to a federal law that prohibits encouraging illegal immigration. Three years ago, the court agreed to take up this question in another case, United States v. Instead, a unanimous courtruled that the U.S.
Share The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that noncitizens who have been granted temporary humanitarian relief from deportation cannot use the process known as “adjustment of status” to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States without leaving the country. The courtruled in Sanchez v.
A US federal appeals courtruled Thursday that Texas can leave the floating barrier in the Rio Grande after a district court ordered the state to remove it on Wednesday. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appealed the order along with an emergency motion to stay the district court’s order earlier on Thursday.
Garland, which found that the federal government must provide all required information to immigrants facing deportation in a single notice, could potentially benefit scores of immigrants hoping to get their deportation cancelled because they didn’t receive proper notice of the court proceedings, reports the Associated Press.
The UK government Wednesday published letters regarding how civil servants should follow the Safety of Rwanda Bill. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill was introduced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government in response to a UK Supreme Courtruling in November.
The Supreme Court opened a door Thursday that could let thousands of noncitizens avoid deportation, ruling 6-3 that federal agencies failed to properly notify individuals about the time and place of removal proceedings, reports The Wall Street Journal.
King Charles III has given his assent to the UK government’s legislation which will allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 2024 received Royal Assent on Thursday and will now become law in the UK.
The UK’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill , which would declare Rwanda a “safe country” in order to send certain asylum seekers there while they await their applications to be assessed. The courtruled in November 2023, that Rwanda could not be considered a safe country.
The UK Supreme Courtruled Wednesday that the government’s Rwanda plan is unlawful. The Rwanda plan was an immigration policy used by the UK government to “stop the boats” of migrants arriving in the UK. We are determined to protect our borders. And we are determined to stop the boats.
Garland the court is again asked to examine administrative procedure, this time in the context of an immigration proceeding. Leon Santos-Zacaria is an immigrant who was removed from the US but later reentered the country. That holding was later upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative body.
Guzman Chavez , the courtruled against a group of noncitizens who applied for withholding relief and sought hearings to determine if they could be released on bond while immigration authorities reviewed their withholding claims. The court divided along conservative and liberal lines. 1231 controlled.
Share The courtruled on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s routine practice of imposing fines in its administrative proceedings, used to penalize securities fraud, violates the Seventh Amendment “right of trial by jury” in all “suits at common law.”
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The district courtruled for Medical Marijuana and the other companies on Horn’s RICO claim. McDonough , the justices agreed to weigh in on the application of the “benefit of the doubt” rule – the idea that a veteran, rather than the government, should receive the benefit of the doubt on close issues involving veterans’ law.
Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the prosecution in a case of illegal gun possession by a person with a nonimmigrant visa must prove he knew of his legal status, and the inquiry courts should follow in deciding to close the courtroom to the public.
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had been previously imprisoned for 28 months in Turkey on charges of FG membership, which is considered a terrorist organization by the Turkish government. This included failing to inform her of the reasons for her arrest or allow her to have the legality of her detention reviewed by a court.
The US Supreme Courtruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview.
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