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De Rebus - SA Attorneys' Journal
Procedure is not a gatekeeper: The Constitutional Court ends the asylum disbarment regime
By De Rebus
Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (CC) (unreported case no CCT126/25, 7-7-2026) (Majiedt J) By Rénard Tollig On 7 July 2026 the…
Free Movement Articles
Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #138
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!The transcript of the Home Secretary’s evidence to the Home Affairs Committee was published last week. She said the new settlement policy and any transitional arrangements…
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New single protection interview guidance published
The Home Office has published new guidance today on the process that merges the asylum screening interview and the substantive interview into one. This was originally announced in statement of…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
When Government Threats Collide with the Ethics of Asylum Representation
By Cyrus Mehta
DHS General Counsel James Percival’s September 15, 2026 letter to the American Immigration Lawyers Association is troubling not because it reminds lawyers that fraud and frivolous filings are prohibited. No…
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High Court quashes Afghan judge’s ARAP refusal over case reporting evidence
By Aiya Nakash
The High Court has quashed the fourth refusal of an Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) application made by a former Afghan Anti-Terrorism Court judge. The case is MUF v…
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A decision that an appeal is abandoned is ‘preliminary’ and cannot be appealed
By Nath Gbikpi
In Guerrero v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 953, the Court of Appeal held that a First-tier Tribunal decision to treat an appeal as abandoned…
The Asylumist
Pro Bono: Doing Good for Others – and for Yourself
By Jason Dzubow
Immigrants in America need more help now than ever. The Trump Administration has launched a broad-based assault against them, targeting the most vulnerable through arbitrary detention, procedural barriers, and the…
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #137
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!Last week, the Public Bill Committee heard oral evidence on the Immigration and Asylum Bill. The bill will next be considered line by line on 13 October.Helen…
JURIST
US deportation flights to Haiti put lives at risk amid worsening humanitarian crisis, HRW warns
Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that the US has deported more than 450 Haitians since the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ended in late July, sending them back…
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Immigration roundup podcast: August 2026
Jasmine is back with Mala Savjani, partner at Wilsons Solicitors, for August’s round up of immigration law news.Mala talks through the latest quarterly statistics which show immigration, asylum and citizenship…