JURIST

JUNE 10, 2023

Japan’s recent amendments, passed on Friday, to its immigration law have sparked a heated debate on the treatment of asylum seekers and the deportation of unsuccessful applicants. The revised legislation grants the government the authority to expel individuals who have repeatedly sought refugee status.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

these changes follow a high court ruling that the indefinite detainment of immigrants who could not be extradited was unlawful. In 2017, he had his visa cancelled on the grounds of a significant imprisonment period, but the Australian Government was found to owe him a duty of protection and therefore could not deport him to China.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On Tuesday, September 5, the situation in Latvia regarding the new Latvian Immigration Law took a significant turn. In the lead-up to elections, the Latvian parliament approved an amendment to the Immigration Law that was proposed by the right-wing National Alliance. Oksana Bidnenko is a staff correspondent for JURIST.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2023

Under the new procedure, Alice Autin, an officer in HRW’s Communications and International Justice Program, emphasized that “access to vital services in first reception centers, such as psychosocial assistance, legal information, and language courses” is removed.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday struck down a portion of a Florida immigration law as unconstitutional and declared that the measures within the bill were racially motivated. Gruter was the senator that sponsored SB 168.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

Meloni said the new decree would prohibit those who “systematically violate” the law from doing so any longer and referred to the law as an effort to prohibit illegal immigration and human trafficking. Italy has been under fire from the international community for years for its anti-immigration policies.

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JURIST

APRIL 5, 2022

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Monday called on Canada to end its practice of incarcerating immigration detainees in provincial jails. is inconsistent with international human rights standards, and jail conditions potentially breach federal-provincial immigration detention contracts,” HRW said.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Denmark’s sixth impeachment trial in history began on Thursday over former minister Inger Stojeberg’s aggressive immigration policies. During Stojeberg’s term as Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing from 2015 to 2019, she imposed more than 100 new amendments limiting the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers.

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JURIST

MARCH 27, 2024

The law would also empower state magistrates to issue removal orders to individuals found to be in breach of immigration policy. Historically, immigration policy has been the prerogative of the federal government. This ruling is the latest in the continuing legal battle over SB4.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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. .”

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2022

Australia’s new interim Home Affairs minister Friday announced that a Sri Lankan family detained by immigration authorities since 2018 will be granted new visas and be permitted to return to their home in the Australian town of Biloela. Their case has attracted international attention.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

UK charity Public Law Project (PLP) announced Monday they have written a letter to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk claiming he is in breach of his duty to make legal aid available to asylum seekers in England and Wales, which he is obligated to do under s.1 1 (1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Garland (“the immigration case”) asking whether a federal court can review a decision by an agency within the Department of Justice ruling that a person is ineligible for permanent residency and in Hughes v. Th immigration case involves Pankajkumar Patel, a citizen of India who has been living in the US for almost 30 years.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2023

As a result of the ruling, potential victims of modern slavery who are facing trial will not have their government support removed until after the government conducts a proper evaluation of their risk of re-trafficking.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday upheld a New Jersey state law enforcement directive limiting local police interactions with, and/or barring its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. A second county filed suit the following month launching similar challenges to the Directive.

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JUNE 21, 2023

A new generative AI product for immigration lawyers announced today is designed to help them conduct research, draft and summarize complex legal documents, and engage with potential clients through a chat interface. “Immigration law is an incredibly complex, high-stakes area of law. Called Visalaw.ai Called Visalaw.ai

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Immigration Department of Malaysia said Tuesday that it has deported 1,086 “illegal” immigrants from Myanmar. The immigrants were deported through the RMN Lumut Base in Perak on 3 Myanmar Navy ships with cooperation from the Myanmar Embassy and the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In a landmark decision, Australia’s High Court has ruled that the indefinite detention of immigrants is illegal, Ali MC reports for Aljazeera. Following the decision, 80 people – refugees as well as people held by immigration for other reasons – were released immediately into the community, with at least 92 more eligible for release.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Hungarian Constitutional Court ruled 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.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Síofra O’Leary urged the UK government in a press conference held on Thursday in Strasbourg to abide by the interim measures it has issued against the Rwanda agreement under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday struck down a law prohibiting speech that encouraged undocumented immigrants to “enter or reside” in the US. ” The government argued that the law only covered aiding and abetting unlawful immigration and did not encroach on free speech. .”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Home Secretary Suella Braverman and the immigration minister could be summoned to face MPs to explain the “car crash” decisions behind chaos at a migrant holding centre, statistics on which can be found here. Attached papers and briefing for a Ministerial meeting on illegal / legal migration. 15 Sept 2022. Attended 08.45

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JURIST

JULY 21, 2022

British Columbia (BC) Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth , announced on Thursday that the provincial government is ending its partnership with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on immigration detentions and will no longer hold detainees in BC correctional facilities.

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JURIST

MAY 16, 2023

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday called for changes to international law regarding migration that experts think government will break by allowing UK ministers to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The two major bodies, responsible for regulating the UK legal sector, have condemned the decision.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2024

Biren Singh emphasized the impartiality of the deportation process, stating, “Without any discrimination, we have completed the first phase of deportation of illegal immigrants from Myanmar.” The state government has accommodated many of the refugees in relief camps and government buildings throughout Mizoram.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2023

Lithuania’s Minister of Justice Ewelina Dobrowolska on Thursday announced that the Lithuanian government will be filing a complaint against Belarus for “non-compliance” with international law regarding exploitative migration.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Congress created a process known as “adjustment of status” so that immigrants physically present in the United States could change their status to that of a lawful permanent resident (i.e., In 2012, Patel was placed in deportation proceedings before an immigration judge. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case on Monday.

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2021

The apology concerned the Dawn Raids , a government initiative to deport persons for immigration offenses during the 1970s. ” Ardern acknowledged the Dawn Raids were not mere enforcement of immigration laws. The government had not apologized to Pacific peoples prior to Sunday’s apology.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

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.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2023

Cordero-Garcia , involving whether a federal law that allows the government to deport noncitizens convicted of “an offense relating to obstruction of justice” applies even to cases that are not connected to open investigations or judicial proceedings. An immigration judge agreed and ordered Pugin removed.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2021

The case stems from a dispute over whether a group of eight non-citizen immigrants, initially detained by the US government for illegal entry, could seek release via bond hearings before immigration judges. Typically, noncitizens with reinstated removal orders are swiftly removed by the government.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

” You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2024

The thousands of migrants rescued by the crews entered Italy legally, meaning no crime had ever been committed. Rescue crew members from German NGO Jugend Rette t, as well as Save The Children and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), were fully acquitted of all charges against them, including aiding and abetting illegal immigration.

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JURIST

JULY 26, 2023

The Bar Council Tuesday accused UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of undermining public trust in the legal profession by claiming that a “subset of lawyers” is exploiting illegal migrants for profit. The comments by the Prime Minister, however, are clearly an attempt to play politics with the legal profession.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In an open letter , 21 Canadian laws firms Monday urged the government to “respond meaningfully to the crisis in Afghanistan.” ” The letter calls on the Canadian government to “ satisfy fully its promise of resettlement – effectively, efficiently, and without delay.”

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JURIST

APRIL 19, 2021

Ousted Myanmar lawmakers and opponents of the military junta hitherto constituting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw have officially announced the formation of a National Unity Government (NUG) as part of a push to restore democracy in the country and end the military coup d’état begun on February 1.

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2021

” The statute for apprehension and detention of non-citizen immigrants, 8 U.S. .” ” The statute for apprehension and detention of non-citizen immigrants, 8 U.S. Code § 1226 , did not previously specify the burden of proof to be met at immigration bond hearings. Hernandez was subsequently released.

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