Four arrested in sham marriage operation 18 March 2011 An alleged international sham and false marriage conspiracy centring on Nottingham and the Netherlands resulted in Dutch police arresting 4 people on 16 March. Mobile phones, documents, clothing and perfumes were seized by the police during searches of addresses in Rotterdam and The Hague. Those […]
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Opium seized at Dover
Opium worth £75,000 seized at Dover 18 March 2011 A Dutch lorry driver, living in London, pleaded guilty on 15 March to attempting to import approximately 5 kg of opium into the UK. The drugs had an estimated street value of £75,000. On 13 March 2011 UK Border Agency officers at Dover stopped a Dutch-registered […]
UK Border Agency Enforcement Instructions Detention and Removals – Chapters 46-61 This page shows the enforcement instructions and guidance documents used by the UK Border Agency. The following documents are published by the UKBA and reproduced here for the assistance of our clients. Index Chapter 46 – Assisted voluntary return programmes (87KB opens […]
UK Border Agency Judicial Review Policy The UK Border Agency have their own internal policy document setting out how they will respond to applications for Judicial Review. The document sets out the circumstances where Removal Directions will be suspended as well as how the UK Border Agency deals with applications for Judicial Review. This is […]
The UK and Sweden return a group of Iraqis to Baghdad On Wednesday, the UK Border Agency together with the Swedish authorities and the EU Border Agency, Frontex, returned a group of Iraqis to Baghdad, despite UNHCR criticism and Amnesty International warnings against forced returns expressed earlier this year. UNHCR said that “We are very […]