In The Press
Supreme Court finds detention of asylum seekers unlawful (Multiple outlets) (28 November 2019)
Date: 28/11/2019
Free Movement and The Independent report on the Supreme Court’s confirmation in the case of Hemmati v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 56 that the detention of asylum seekers for their removal to other EU states under the Dublin Regulation was unlawful between 1 January 2014 and 15 March 2017, when new regulations were belatedly adopted. Solicitor Krisha Pathepan is quoted; “…it is deeply concerning that the Home Office’s conduct has led to the detention of so many vulnerable people seeking international protection without any lawful basis. We ask that they urgently review all their detention policies”.