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Court of Appeal: ‘Very significant obstacles to integration’ is an objective test

By Asad Ali Khan, 27 November 2023

NC v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 1379 (22 November 2023) The Court of Appeal has held that the First-tier Tribunal had erred in its application of the "very significant obstacles to integration" test set out in paragraph 276ADE(1)(vi) of the Immigration…

Fix the Net Migration Fixation

By Nilmini Roelens, 23 November 2023

Net migration, in very simple terms, is the difference between the number of those coming and leaving country as against the residual population. The calculation is much more complex than that. The Telegraph this morning reports on the existential pressure on the Government over this…

Unanimous Supreme Court: Rwanda removals are unlawful

By Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog, 20 November 2023

R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42 The Government's flagship policy of removing individual asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be decided under the Rwandan asylum system that was announced on 14th April 2022 has been found to be…

Supreme court rules Rwanda plan unlawful: a legal expert explains the judgment, and what happens next

By Devyani Prabhat, University of Bristol, via The Conversation, 15 November 2023

The UK supreme court has unanimously ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Upholding an earlier decision by the court of appeal, the supreme court found that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda may be at risk of refoulement – being sent back to a country…

The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme: a model for the future?

By Krish Kandiah, Sanctuary Foundation, via Forced Migration Review, 10 November 2023

Tens of thousands of people in the UK have opened their homes to Ukrainians. An examination of this historic welcome offers important insights for future schemes aimed at helping refugee groups and vulnerable people. After the invasion of Ukraine, the UK was at the forefront of countries…

Immigration Health Surcharge to increase on 16 January 2024

By Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants, 01 November 2023

Draft statutory instrument now laid before Parliament confirms that the date for the proposed increase of the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) will be 16 January 2024. At present the Immigration Health Surcharge standard fee for applicants over the age of 18 is £624 per year. This…

Are Stateless Claimants Disadvantaged Within Asylum Procedures? New Evidence from the UK Context

By Thomas McGee, PhD researcher at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness (Melbourne Law School), 26 October 2023

This blog post introduces new research, conducted as part of the #StatelessJourneys project, into the challenges faced by stateless claimants within asylum procedures in the UK context. The study focuses on the experiences of stateless Kurds from Syria in the UK, revealing hurdles related…

What's happening with the Afghan relocation legal challenges?

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 24 October 2023

Under legal pressure, the UK government has reversed its policy requiring at-risk Afghans seeking relocation to the UK to first obtain suitable accommodation. This post outlines the background and provides an overview of the current legal challenges afoot. This post provides an update on…

Sexual diversity and the Nationality and Borders Act 2022

By Alex Powell and Raawiyah Rifath, Legal Studies journal, 18 October 2023

Abstract In this short piece we focus on two of the main changes brought in by the recent Nationality and Borders Act 2022 with a focus on sexually diverse claimants: inadmissibility and the increased standard of proof. The recent changes have a negative impact on all asylum seekers but…

Deaths and abuse in UK immigration detention – my research shows extent of mental health problem

By Blerina Kellezi, Nottingham Trent University, via The Conversation, 16 October 2023

The death of 39-year-old Frank Ospina, a Colombian man in immigration detention in the UK, shocked his family. Ospina was awaiting deportation, and his mental health appeared to deteriorate rapidly. He is thought to have taken his own life in March 2023. I study trauma in the aftermath…

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