No perspective for unaccompanied minors: The wrong implementation of T.Q.

The CJEU ruled in T.Q. that the Dutch policy on unaccompanied minors who do not qualify for international protection is in breach of the EU Returns Directive. New Dutch policy has not corrected this situation.

Mark Klaassen • January 14, 2022

The right to regularise irregular residence is a human right

The regularisation of irregular migrants is a human right. Having a stable immigration status is a prerequisite for leading a normal life. Article 8 ECHR protects the right to private and family life and can oblige a state to regularise an irregular migrant.

Mark Klaassen • November 16, 2020 • 1 comment

The status of UK citizens in the EU after Brexit

An important implication of Brexit is the changing position of UK nationals in the EU-27. In this blog I will outline the proposed regulation on visa-free travel and discuss the residence of UK nationals for periods exceeding 90 days in the EU.

Mark Klaassen • February 07, 2019 • 2 comments

„Wir sind gekommen, um zu bleiben!“

Under which circumstances can an irregular migrant successfully rely on the right to respect for private life to obtain lawful residence in a host state?

Mark Klaassen • June 29, 2018

The right to respect for family life in deportation cases: Is the ECtHR taking a step backwards?

Immigrants are protected from expulsion by the right to respect for private and family life. But in certain circumstances after a criminal conviction, expulsion may be justified. The ECtHR seems to lower the level of protection in its recent case law.

Mark Klaassen and Gerrie Lodder • January 29, 2018

The natural process of mutual integration

Western countries expect immigrants to adapt to their culture, whereas for centuries colonizing Europeans always imposed their ways on the native inhabitants they came across. In reality both cultures will always naturally fuse to become a new one.

Wim Bonis • January 10, 2018

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