Author

Written by: Frances Webber

Vice-chair of IRR Council of Management and a former barrister who specialised in immigration, refugee and human rights law until her retirement in 2008. She co-edited Macdonald’s Immigration Law and Practice (5th edition, 2001, 6th edition 2005) and Halsbury’s British Nationality, Immigration and Asylum (4th edition, 2002 reissue). She lectures part-time at Warwick University and Birkbeck College and speaks and writes on migration and human rights issues. She is currently working on a book, Borderline justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights (Pluto, October 2012).

February 23 2023 Written by: Frances Webber

Britannia Enchained: Policing Workers and Human rights

February 22 2023 Written by: Frances Webber

Britannia Enchained: Policing protest, education and speech

February 16 2023 Written by: Frances Webber

Britannia Enchained: Policing migration & Britishness

February 15 2023 Written by: Frances Webber

Britannia Enchained: Policing racialised communities

December 8 2022 Written by: Frances Webber

International students: pawns in the migration game

January 20 2022 Written by: Frances Webber

Human Rights as Privileges

January 20 2022 Written by: Frances Webber

Equalities, free expression and ‘war on woke’

January 19 2022 Written by: Frances Webber

Ministerial impunity and the rule of law

January 18 2022 Written by: Frances Webber

Police impunity – in and beyond the pandemic

January 17 2022 Written by: Frances Webber

Impunity Entrenched: Policing the Borders

November 4 2021 Written by: Frances Webber

Voices of hope: the power of creative resistance

April 30 2021 Written by: Frances Webber

Playing the Refugee Convention

December 16 2020 Written by: Frances Webber

Shrinking the space for human rights: A look back on 2020

March 26 2020 Written by: Frances Webber

From Windrush to Covid 19: another scandal in the making

January 16 2020 Written by: Frances Webber

The Queen’s Speech: setting the ‘public’ against its ‘enemies’

November 14 2019 Written by: Frances Webber

Ian Macdonald 1939-2019

August 30 2019 Written by: Frances Webber

Johnson’s immigration policies: hostile chaos?

June 6 2019 Written by: Frances Webber

Why we should we wary of the modern slavery agenda

January 24 2019 Written by: Frances Webber

Entrenching hierarchies: the new immigration white paper

December 11 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

IRR statement on Stansted 15 verdict

December 6 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

Review of ‘The UK border regime’ – a goldmine for activists

September 7 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

Anti-racism and progressive values

August 9 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

Data protection: suppressing official wrongdoing

June 7 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

The spiralling dynamic of fear – and how to fight it

April 19 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

The ‘Windrush generation’ retreat and the hostile environment

March 8 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

Stansted 15 face trial

February 8 2018 Written by: Frances Webber

How refugee and migrant solidarity groups are confronting the hostile environment

November 1 2017 Written by: Frances Webber

The Angiolini Review: hope for families let down by the system

June 28 2017 Written by: Frances Webber

What guarantees? The Brexit proposals on EU citizens’ residence

June 15 2017 Written by: Frances Webber

Respecting the dead

March 9 2017 Written by: Frances Webber

How many Irene Clennells? The criminalisation of family life in May’s Britain

December 22 2016 Written by: Frances Webber

Locking down Africa

December 8 2016 Written by: Frances Webber

Europe can no longer pretend to respect human rights

September 29 2016 Written by: Frances Webber

What can we expect on immigration and asylum policy post-referendum?

April 21 2016 Written by: Frances Webber

Anti-Semitism – thought or deed?

April 7 2016 Written by: Frances Webber

The inversion of accountability

November 19 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

Migrant journeys: respecting the dead

October 8 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

‘Hotspots’ for asylum applications: some things we urgently need to know

July 16 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

Detained Fast Track: how to reform structural injustice?

June 4 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

Immigration: battening down the hatches

May 20 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

One Nation: but whose?

April 9 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

Immigration detention: signs of spring, or false dawn?

March 24 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

When anonymous hearsay can get you deported

January 29 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

‘Apologists for terrorism’: dissent and the limits of free expression

January 16 2015 Written by: Frances Webber

Farewell Magna Carta: the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

December 16 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Justice blindfolded? The case of Jimmy Mubenga

November 27 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Landlord penalties and the right to housing

October 30 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Human rights – at the government’s discretion

August 28 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Helen Bamber 1925-2014

July 31 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

The ‘Guantánamisation’ of Belgium

July 24 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan and the evidential approach to justice

June 26 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Justice vanishes: the erosion of the rule of law

May 15 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

The fading red line: Barnardo’s role in the detention and removal of children

March 20 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Taking a stand for human dignity

March 6 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Law overridden to penalise refugees

February 27 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Repatriations and visa auctions: the two sides of the migration business

February 7 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Immigration Bill passes through Commons

January 9 2014 Written by: Frances Webber

Mapping the war on the poor

November 28 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Justice and Habib Ignaoua

November 21 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

May plans to make British citizens stateless

October 17 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Deprivation of citizenship: judges restrain the minister

September 19 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Operation Nexus fears not allayed

September 5 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Policing immigration through the NHS

September 5 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

The lobbying bill: a minefield for anti-racist groups

August 15 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Landlords as immigration police?

June 20 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Deportation on suspicion

May 30 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Killer blows to justice

April 11 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Fighting Europe’s racisms

April 4 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

NHS takes over immigration detention health care

April 4 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Immigration detention: more evidence of contempt for the mentally ill

January 31 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Human rights challenge to Glasgow evictions

January 31 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Indifference to asylum seekers’ property

January 10 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

More threats to legal rights of unwanted migrants

January 4 2013 Written by: Frances Webber

Capita wrongly telling people to leave the UK

December 21 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Revealing the impact of immigration detention

November 22 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Dismantling racial justice

October 25 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

‘Super-selectivity’ and its effects

October 11 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Shooting rampage in Front National (FN) heartland

September 20 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Poetry prize for Talha Ahsan

September 13 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Forced marriage protection – for whom?

August 2 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Digital initiatives for undocumented youth

July 19 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Perverse failure to prosecute G4S over Jimmy Mubenga’s death

July 12 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Migrants and stop and search: know your rights

July 5 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

The Justice and Security Bill will diminish accountability

June 14 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Theresa May and punitive populism

June 14 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Is history repeating itself for Tamil asylum seekers?

May 31 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

May 24 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Border Force Britain

May 17 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

We won’t stop racist exploitation of undocumented, says court

May 10 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Death and deportation in Holland

April 26 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Judge brands detention irrational, unlawful and degrading

April 19 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Europe in lockdown

April 12 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Babar Ahmad: capitulation by the European Court?

April 12 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Inhuman responses to distressed children

April 5 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

X-rays, surveillance and secret justice

March 15 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Xenophobia drives government assault on European court

March 15 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Algerian deportees win important secrecy ruling

February 23 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Secret justice = injustice

January 26 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Victory for campaign against daft deportation

January 26 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Abu Qatada decision causes alarm – to rights activists

January 18 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

Where detention is the norm

January 12 2012 Written by: Frances Webber

December 22 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Second immigration detention ruled ‘inhuman or degrading’

November 10 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Collective punishment of families

October 20 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Supreme Court dashes marriage rule

October 6 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Tamil returns: ‘UKBA is not aware of any difficulties’

September 29 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Stoking racism fears

September 15 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Small victory for ESOL learners

September 8 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Human rights: the assault continues

August 11 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Double standards in MLRs

August 4 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

How to get rid of foreign prisoners

August 3 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

July 21 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Swiss campaign against double punishment

June 29 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Foreign criminals, the press and the judges

June 16 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Why did Aminullah die?

June 9 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

The real ‘immigration debate’

April 28 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

IPPR: fuelling popular racism?

April 14 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

New immigration rules cause alarm

April 14 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Learn the language – how?

April 7 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Captive phone market at Tinsley House

March 31 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Residence rights removal overturned

March 24 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

A Mighty victory for FNPs

March 17 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Does Barnardo’s legitimise child detention?

March 10 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Torture survivors let down

March 3 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Dirty dealing with Qaddafi

January 27 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Cautioning project: cutting corners?

January 13 2011 Written by: Frances Webber

Immigration detention of children: a judge gets tough

December 23 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Sledgehammer approach to forced marriage rejected

December 22 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Irish justice ministry’s intimidatory tactics force transfer

December 9 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Glasgow eviction battle continues

December 9 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Glasgow eviction battle continues

November 30 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Gypsy and Traveller evictions: Dale Farm odyssey continues

November 18 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Asylum-seeking families in Glasgow face imminent move

November 11 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

The politics of voluntary returns

November 11 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Ending children’s detention: hope deferred

November 11 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

The end of settlement rights for workers?

November 9 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Both class and race

November 4 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

David Burgess – an appreciation

October 28 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

New stringent English language requirements

October 27 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Asylum seekers wrongly imprisoned

October 7 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Briefing Paper no. 4

October 7 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Contempt of court threat for ‘terror’ filmmakers

October 7 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Contempt of court threat for ‘terror’ filmmakers

August 12 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Asylum battles: two victories and one setback

July 29 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Home Office hits international students – again

July 8 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Duplicity behind immigration cap

July 8 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Supreme Court upholds asylum rights for gays

July 1 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Fighting ghosts: an interview with Husein Al-Samamara

June 17 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Freedom – but not for all

June 17 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Acclaimed photographer barred

June 10 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

New government seeks to bully judges

June 10 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Prison system treats Muslims as potential extremists

June 10 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Prison system treats Muslims as potential extremists

June 3 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Threatened closure spells disaster for refugees

May 27 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Harmondsworth expansion adds to risk

May 20 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

How good is the good news on child detention?

May 20 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

How good is the good news on child detention?

May 13 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Dialogue with young people in and leaving care

May 13 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Dialogue with young people in and leaving care

May 6 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Home Office rides roughshod over international students

May 6 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

AI condemns assurances on torture

April 15 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Ombudsman slates performance of Border Agency

April 1 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Welcome ruling on detained Iraqi Kurds

March 25 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Concerns about abuse by UKBA contractors vindicated

February 26 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Segregation policy for foreign national prisoners condemned

February 18 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Five years of control orders

February 11 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Seven paragraphs which tell a sorry tale

February 4 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

ID and the final exclusion

January 28 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Exposed: more government illegality in the ‘war on terror’

January 21 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Compensation for some, deportation for others?

January 14 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

Deportation policy breaches human rights

January 7 2010 Written by: Frances Webber

November 26 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Dickensian poverty in the twenty-first century

November 26 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

The EU security-industrial complex

October 22 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Hands Off My Workmate

October 15 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Misleading the immigration courts

October 13 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Chris Searle: the great includer

October 1 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Destitution shame

October 1 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Chris Searle: the great includer

September 24 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

September 24 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

UN Human Rights Council listens to migrant voices

September 17 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

The human cost of inhuman policies

September 10 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

European Race Bulletin no. 68

September 10 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Subject to British values

July 23 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

WorldBridge – the UK’s new drawbridge?

July 16 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Segregating foreign national prisoners

July 9 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

The ordeal of Kessie Moyo

June 25 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

June 18 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

France: academic freedom under threat

June 11 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

June 11 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

No to secret evidence

June 4 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Asylum seekers wrongly refused legal aid

April 30 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Waking nightmares: arrest and detention of children

April 30 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Waking nightmares: arrest and detention of children

April 22 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Growing academic campaign against immigration rules

April 2 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Mobilising healthcare professionals

March 19 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

The ‘criminals’ who aren’t: getting the record corrected

March 12 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

European Race Bulletin no. 66

March 12 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

European Race Bulletin no. 66

February 19 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Looking back to move forward

February 12 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

New report reveals serious flaws in asylum process

February 5 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Crusade against the undocumented

January 8 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Remote controls against refugees

January 8 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Travellers awaiting court appeal speak of racism and prejudice

January 8 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Travellers awaiting court appeal speak of racism and prejudice

January 8 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

New immigration code does not fully protect children

January 5 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Race & Class, January 2009

January 5 2009 Written by: Frances Webber

Race & Class, January 2009

December 11 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Queen’s Speech brings gloom for migrants

November 27 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Hope for Zimbabwean asylum seekers

November 20 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

‘Papers Please’

November 20 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

European Race Bulletin no. 65

October 30 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

The Irish dimension to the case against ID cards

October 1 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Race & Class, October 2008

September 18 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Revival of the numbers game?

September 4 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Pressure to deport foreign national prisoners

May 27 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

European Race Bulletin no. 63

May 8 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Integration, Islamophobia and civil rights in Europe

May 1 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Hillingdon fails to support asylum seeking children

March 13 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Reportage defence could be vital

March 6 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Southall Black Sisters threatened by withdrawal of funds

January 17 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Race & Class, January 2008

January 3 2008 Written by: Frances Webber

Limbo status is made official

June 20 2007 Written by: Frances Webber

The Blair legacy

February 8 2007 Written by: Frances Webber

Dangers of the UK Borders Bill

January 1 2007 Written by: Frances Webber

Race & Class, January 2007

October 26 2006 Written by: Frances Webber

Two landmark asylum judgements

February 3 2005 Written by: Frances Webber

No apology as courts expose double discrimination

May 13 2004 Written by: Frances Webber

The impact of the Asylum Bill

May 5 2004 Written by: Frances Webber

Hope in the face of despair

December 1 2003 Written by: Frances Webber

Concern at new asylum measures

October 30 2003 Written by: Frances Webber

New deterrent measures for asylum seekers condemned

July 24 2003 Written by: Frances Webber

NASS: chronicle of failure

January 1 2003 Written by: Frances Webber

Asylum: the end of the road