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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's message on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

By Filippo Grandi, UNHCR, 17 May 2021

Today on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I am thinking of the LGBTIQ+ refugees I've met – too many – for whom abuse and indignity has become a daily reality. Sadly, the pain often begins in their own homes, with their own families – destroying the one network so…

Extortionist visa application fees caused “colossal interference” with Windrush victim’s right to family life

By Asad Ali Khan, 17 May 2021

Mahabir & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1177 (Admin) (06 May 2021) Mrs Lynda Mahabir came to the UK as a baby aged two months in 1969. She lived in the UK until 1977 but was forcibly removed by her father to Trinidad in 1977. The Home Office's failure…

Fast Track Immigration Route for Prestigious Prize Winners Is Discriminatory

By Aaron Gates-Lincoln, 13 May 2021

The Home Office has recently announced a new decision to 'fast track' the visa processes for winners of a select choice of coveted arts awards who are wishing to enter the UK. The new plans have been announced in part to attract the "best and brightest" talent from around the world,…

Questions for Spouse Visa Appeal Hearing You Need To Know During the Appeal Process

By Amar Ali, Reiss Edwards, 07 May 2021

If you have recently been refused a partner/spouse visa in the UK, you will no doubt be concerned about what will happen next. This is understandable as your future life, and that of your partner/spouse and children may be hinging on securing permission to live in the UK. Having decided…

High street firms continue to put moral obligation before expenses in pro bono work

By Naga Kandiah and Samir Pasha, 29 April 2021

Pro bono work has always garnered serious attention, but more so since the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic lockdown, clients who were already vulnerable were having to endure harsher circumstances due to either not being able to work, leave their home, or engage with the outside…

Home Office Windrush decision was irrational, holds High Court

By Martin Forde QC, UK Human Rights Blog, 27 April 2021

R (On the Application of Hubert Howard (deceased, substituted by Maresha Howard Rose pursuant to CPR 19.2(4) and PD 19A)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1023 (Admin) Hubert Howard was born in 1956 and came to the United Kingdom in 1960, aged almost 4 from…

Government Proposals for Age Assessment Reform Will Put Asylum-Seeking Children at Risk

By Aaron Gates-Lincoln, 26 April 2021

UK government proposals looking to reform age assessments are being criticised for putting asylum-seeking young people and children at risk of being mistakenly judged as adults. Through the plans, the Home Office are showing a clear lack of support for young people and a priority of…

HJ (Iran) and “Openly Gay”

By Danielle Cohen, 26 April 2021

We often act on behalf of gay asylum seekers who fear persecution on the basis of their homosexuality. On the face of it these cases should be straight forward, given that homosexuality is illegal in many countries. However, in order to be a successful asylum seeker, one has to…

Rough Sleeping Immigration Rule Must Be Repealed

By Aaron Gates-Lincoln, Immigration News, 12 April 2021

The UK government has recently, and quietly, reintroduced a scheme that works with councils and homelessness charities to obtain personal data on migrant rough sleepers that may result in their deportation. This scheme follows the introduction of a rough sleeping rule in the beginning of…

Procedural fairness: ECO must put suspicions of dishonesty to applicant before refusal says Court of Appeal

By Asad Ali Khan, 07 April 2021

R (Wahid) v Entry Clearance Officer [2021] EWCA Civ 346 (25 February 2021) Following the approach in Balajigari v SSHD [2019] EWCA Civ 673 (discussed here), the Court of Appeal has held that it is arguable that procedural fairness required the entry clearance officer (ECO) to put…

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