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‘Border Trouble’: a Web article about the UKBA 2007
Adrian Berry and Hina Majid
JCWI – Joint Council of the Welfare of Immigrants
Adrian Berry and Hina Majid JCWI – Joint Council of the Welfare of Immigrants
Article, Web Article
English
Adrian Berry and Hina Majid unravel the UK Borders Act 2007 and outline the key aspects, significance and effects of the UKBA 2007 in relation to:
Powers to detain at ports,
Biometric Immigration documents for those subject to immigration control,
Provision for claimants to have conditions imposed with respect to residence and reporting to immigration officers or Secretary of State,
Enhanced enforcement powers of immigration officers to apply to acts committed both within and outside the UK,
Provision for ‘automatic deportation’ for non-British citizens who are in receipt of certain custodial sentences along with wider powers of detention,
New powers relating to sharing and seeking information in connection with immigration control, criminal offences and nationality,
New role of Chief Inspector of the Border and Immigration Agency
Adrian Berry is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers
Hina Majid is the Legal Policy Director for the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
The article comments on the UKBA 2007 as being a response to media attention and headlines concerning the number of foreign nationals in prison and numbers of illegal immigrants. It highlights the increase in powers in relation to immigration detention, searching for and retention of nationality documents and deportation.
Liz Peadon
Cambridgeshire Race Equality and Diversity Service
Researcher
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