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Launch of the UK Toolkit on Climate, Disasters and Protection Claims
By Olivia Clark
In October, Earth Refuge and Refugee Legal Support launched the first UK Practice Toolkit on Climate, Disasters and Protection Claims (‘the Toolkit’).It builds on two leading pieces of international guidance:…
The Asylumist
Immigration Judges Are Independent, as Long as They Do as They Are Told
By Jason Dzubow
If you look at the regulations governing Immigration Judges, you’ll see something that’s not at all surprising: Immigration Judges are judges. They have independent authority to interpret the law and…
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Age assessments: what happens when a child arrives in the UK?
Table of ContentsWhy is this important?Home Office initial age assessment processFacial age estimationChallenging an initial age assessmentThe age concern referrals processPractical points for representativesDuties of local authorities & full age…
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Home Office must return asylum-seeking mother and children to London after yo-yo accommodation dispute
The Home Office cannot rely on its general policy of dispersing asylum seekers to justify moving a family away from London after it had agreed to accommodate them there. In…
Verfassungsblog
Shame and Shamelessness in Migration and Refugee Law
Emotions such as compassion, fear, and shame play a central role in developing and implementing migration and refugee policies and laws: they guide both the adoption of laws and their…
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Upper Tribunal reaffirms Tanveer Ahmed as AI makes forged documents easier to produce
Table of ContentsTanveer Ahmed refresherBackground to this caseIs an express allegation of forgery required to dismiss a document?Guidance for judges, lawyers and litigants in personHeadnoteTanveer Ahmed * [2002] Imm AR…
The Asylumist
How Do You Lose an Appeal at the BIA? File an Appeal at the BIA.
By Jason Dzubow
A recent article in the Yale Law Journal by Jason A. Cade analyzes BIA decisions from the second Trump Administration. The article’s title is self-explanatory: “Welcome to the Trump Administration’s…
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #141
By Alina Lor
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!It’s Alina filling in for Jasmine today.Last week, the Home Secretary threatened to impose a visa ban on Eritrea unless it agreed to take back its…
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High Court decides asylum hotel closure challenge is academic
By Colin Yeo
Updates, commentary, training and advice on immigration and asylum lawDISCLAIMERThe information and commentary on this website is provided free of charge for information purposes only. The information and commentary does…
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New Home Office policy on expanded scope of conditional cautions against foreign nationals
By Niamh Fegan
Updates, commentary, training and advice on immigration and asylum lawDISCLAIMERThe information and commentary on this website is provided free of charge for information purposes only. The information and commentary does…