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Deportation is usually only applicable when a foreign national has a criminal conviction. Deportation can be ordered in the following circumstances:
Under UK immigration law, detention is the practice of holding people while they either wait for permission to enter the UK with approved immigration claims, or are removed from the country by deportation. Immigrant detainees have not necessarily committed any crime or criminal offence – immigration detention is not the same as being imprisoned. The Home Office will often proceed with detention if:
Immigration detention is an administrative process, which means that the decision to grant bail is made by immigration official or immigration officer. If your bail application is denied, however, you can appeal to a judge to review your case.
If you have been threatened with detention, have a family member that is currently being detained and seeks bail, or removal directions have been issued for an individual to leave the UK, the immigration department at Adam Bernard Solicitors is here to help. The nature of these appeals is sensitive and demands an acute understanding of the British immigration system to best support our clients.
At Adam Bernard Solicitors we will take on the fight of our clients to ensure that their liberty is not compromised unjustly. We are passionately against the UK’s policy of detention and this ethical stance motivates the work we do. We will ensure that every possibility is exhausted in order to protect your claim.
Across both of our London offices we have a wealth of experience in managing immigration issues of our client’s that fall within the remit of this area. We are best equipped to ensure that your application has the highest chance of success and that your liberty is upheld.
As well as being removed from the UK, you face the risk of also being banned from applying for a new visa or entering the UK for a period of up to 10 years.
Under UK immigration law, there is no fixed or maximum period of detention in place currently. As a general rule, the period of immigration detention that someone might be held for rarely goes up to more than six months.
Since 2016, the new Immigration Act has seen automatic bail hearings become part of immigration detention policy. This means that if you are an eligible immigration in detention, you will be automatically forwarded for a bail hearing after four months of detention.
However, it is worth noting that this only applies for immigrants who have not manually applied for bail themselves. If you do and are unsuccessful, you will then be automatically referred four months later.
If you are due to be removed from the UK due to imminent deportation orders, then you might not be released from detention even if you are successfully granted bail.
If your deportation date is within 14 days of you successfully getting bail, then the Home Office will need to officially agree to your release before your removal from the UK.
If you believe or suspect that your period of detention has been unlawfully long, our expert immigration lawyers here at Adam Bernard Solicitors can help you to approach the High Court for a case review.
In some extreme cases, it is possible to find financial compensation for time spent in immigration detention.
Get in touch with us to find out more, our lawyers are always on-hand to offer. We are ready to assist.
Detaining immigrants should only be done for as long as what the law determines as a reasonable period of time, protecting detainees from lengthy detention. There is also legal power to keep detained immigrants only where there is a ‘realistic prospect of removal’ after being held in immigration custody. The Home Office and Immigration Authorities need to hold regular detention process reviews and to justify the legal status of detaining immigrants.
Because of this, it is possible to formerly request to be released from an immigration detention facility. You are permitted in certain immigration cases to request release from detention by making a request for temporary admission or bail.
There are two main ways in which you can do this. This can sometimes depend on where your deportation process is considered ‘imminent’ or not. A removal case may also depend on the applicant’s ability to have emergency travel documents issued in order to allow the foreign national to travel back to their home country via an international airport or other travel. It is worth noting that immigrants facing deportation orders may also face other barriers that prevent their ‘imminent’ deportation.
There are effectively two commonly used ways to get out of immigration detention centres, and which is most suitable for you depends on your current situation. The two main ways of applying for immigration bail in the UK:
Anyone who has either been detained or is liable to be detained might be eligible to apply for and be granted immigration bail in England and Wales. In order to do so, you will need to fill in and file an official immigration bail application form. This is known as form 401, and under UK immigration law and refugee law, you have full right to access legal advice and all the necessary paperwork to apply for bail. However, you can only submit your bail application and form 401 after you have been detained in the UK for at least seven days or more.
Basically, anyone who is being held in detention at a detention centre, prison, or immigration removal centre can become a bail applicant and apply to be released from detention. Of course, you must have being held on immigration matters in order for this to apply for you.
There are certain conditions that may either make it more or less likely for you to successfully apply for immigration bail. You may be more likely to get bail if:
We always recommend that you include information about your intended bail address and the personal details of your Financial Condition Supporter in your initial application form in order to strengthen your case.
There are some conditions that may make it more difficult for you to successfully convince the Home Office and Immigration Service to release you from detention, including if:
