Immigration roundup: November 2023

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Our November roundup is here, where Colin and I cover the latest asylum and trafficking statistics, changes to the way late applications to the EUSS are treated, questions the SRA still hasn't answered, a couple of articles on Palestinians as well as quite a lot of case law.

Policy (00:45)

Assessing Braverman’s legacy as Home Secretary: Part Deux

Asylum (02:10)

Latest statistics show huge increase in rejections of late EU settlement scheme applications, no evidence that Rwanda has impacted Channel crossings

Briefing: four looming problems in the UK asylum system and how to address them

Permission granted in challenge to rejection of Albanian asylum claim

Returning a refugee to persecution must be a last resort

India and Georgia to be added to the list of ‘safe’ countries

Gaza: what is the UK doing to rescue British citizens and their family members?

Damages claim for asylum delay dismissed by Court of Appeal

Upper Tribunal failed to properly assess whether error of law was material in asylum appeal

Immigration (16:10)

Court of Appeal tells Home Office to reconsider “plainly wrong” decision on Turkish business person application

Deception case returned to the Upper Tribunal after material error of law made

Making sense of sole responsibility for child visas in immigration law

Deportation (19:10)

Court of Appeal says deportation of mother of British child not “unduly harsh”

Nationality (20:45)

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal on interpretation of nationality law

Trafficking (21:55)

Latest trafficking figures show benefit of change in Home Office policy

The UK must improve labour market enforcement in order to tackle exploitation of workers

Increasing numbers of sponsored migrant workers are being exploited in the UK

EU Settlement Scheme (26:05)

Important changes to the way late EUSS applications are treated

Court of Appeal dismisses government appeal on access to benefits for people with pre settled status

Procedure (28:38)

How to become an OISC level 2 adviser

Government should not routinely remove names of civil servants in judicial review disclosure

Guidance in Begum on deprivation decisions is not restricted to national security cases

Solicitors Regulation Authority has questions to answer about their “warning” to immigration solicitors

Late evidence from the Home Office can be admitted in an appeal where the appellant was aware of it

Updated article (34:30)

Briefing: Article 1D of the Refugee Convention and Palestinian refugees