Immigration roundup podcast: November 2023

Our November roundup is here, where Colin and I cover the latest asylum and trafficking statistics, changes to the way late applications to the EU settlement scheme are treated, questions the Solicitors Regulation Authority still hasn’t answered, a couple of articles on the situation for Palestinians as well as quite a lot of case law.

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The 40 minute podcast follows the running order below.

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