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Immigration Information     Judge rules that Irish Republic and Northern Ireland visa-free ‘common travel area’ not for benefit of foreign travellersThe Common Travel Area between the Irish Republic and the UK is only for the benefit of Irish and British people, a High Court judge said last week. UK Ireland Common Travel Area loophole crackdown announced by UK Border AgencyThe UK and Ireland have signed an agreement to reinforce the joint commitment to preserve the Common Travel Area (CTA) while ‘cracking down on illegal immigration and spurious asylum claims’, the UK Border Agency announced this week. UK Border Asylum staff ‘are intimidating’ says reportIllegal immigrants and foreign prisoners are failing to be removed from the UK because escort staff are “intimidating” them, reports the BBC. Lorry drivers feel the heat in illegal immigration crackdownLorry drivers at the Warwick Services on the M40 were greeted by UK Border Agency Immigration Officers cracking down on “illegal migrants who try to sneak into the United Kingdom”. Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act gives new powers to Border OfficersThe Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act, which received the Royal Assent on 21 July 2009, gives thousands of customs and immigration officers wide ranging new powers, the UK Border Agency has announced. Royal Assent for the Borders Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 received the Royal Assent on 22 July 2009. Immigration News Weekly Round-up 19 July 2009Immigration Matters News Weekly Round-up 19 July 2009: Joint Parliamentary Briefing from the British, Scottish and Welsh Refugee CouncilsJoint Parliamentary Briefing from the British Refugee Council, the Scottish Refugee Council and the Welsh Refugee Council on the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill 2009. Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill could become Law next weekThe Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill cleared its final stage in the House of Commons this week and will become Law shortly. But the new citizenship rules will take effect no earlier than July 2011. People who have permanent residency at that time, or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), can apply under the old rules for the next two years. Borders Bill climbdown on passport controls with IrelandThe UK Government has climbed down over plans for passport controls when travelling between Britain and Ireland, following a defeat in the Lords. Share                                                 |