A new report from The Refugee Council has highlighted that although the numbers claiming asylum in the UK each year are lower than in previous … Read more
Category: expert comment
Expert comment: Important information about UK Immigration Rules is “hidden away” online
It was good to see The Guardian consumer affairs journalist Anna Tims addressing misleading information provided to immigration applicants, however, her reply does not get … Read more
Expert comment: Worn-out and failed ideas won’t mend Britain’s ‘broken’ asylum system
It would be magnificent of course if the UK were to accept a proportionate number of UNHCR refugees for resettlement in the UK, rather than … Read more
Expert comment: Should Shamima Begum be kept out of the UK? What the Supreme Court did not decide
On 26 February 2021, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in three related appeals dealing with Shamima Begum’s deprivation of British citizenship and whether she … Read more
The real scandals revealed by the National Audit office report on immigration enforcement
Today’s media are full of shock-horror comments about the National Audit Office official report on immigration enforcement (HC 110 Session 2019-2021, 17 June 2020). Particularly … Read more
Home Office must abandon hostile environment for migrants
In the face of coronavirus, the Home Office must abandon the ‘hostile environment’ for migrants: At 6pm this evening (Tuesday 17 March 2020), people are … Read more
Expert comment: Promote and simplify EU settlement scheme
He said: ‘As we enter a post-Brexit age, two things must be made clear. ‘The first is that Leave doesn’t mean EU citizens and their … Read more
Call for changes in Home Office migrant detention policy
Sheona York commented: ‘There is nothing to be surprised about in the Home Affairs Committee’s critical report on the UK’s detention of migrants. ‘Home Office policy on detention is … Read more
Welcome for ruling that Right to Rent Scheme is unlawful
The scheme requires landlords to check the immigration status of tenants. Mr Justice Spencer found that the scheme caused racial discrimination and failed to further the desired … Read more
Murder or Manslaughter? No one is ‘getting away’ with it
Kent Law Clinic Solicitor Hannah Uglow (pictured above at the Royal Courts of Justice with a group of Kent Law School students) comments on yesterday’s … Read more