04 November 2016
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"The Home Office has been forced to review curfews imposed on people after they leave immigration detention centres, a BBC investigation has found.
It comes after the Court of Appeal ruled in March that it had imposed the curfews unlawfully.
The law firm that took the Home Office to court says potentially thousands of people may be entitled to compensation.
Those subject to curfews cannot leave their home for up to 12 hours at a time.
The curfews are not directly linked to time served in prison, but some immigration detainees have committed a crime. Others have overstayed their visas or are seeking asylum."
See full article: Unlawful immigration curfews under government review (BBC News, link)
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