Immigration and Migration

Permission refused in newly published Afghan data leak decision

Permission refused in newly published Afghan data leak decision A decision from 26 July 2024 refusing permission for judicial review in a case involving the Afghan data breach has just been made public following the lifting of the Afghan superinjunction. At the same time as this decision, permission was ...

Court of Appeal finds it arguable that student did not receive Home Office email cancelling...

Court of Appeal finds it arguable that student did not receive Home Office email cancelling... The Court of Appeal has overturned a refusal of permission by the Upper Tribunal in a judicial review claim where the appellant disputed receipt of an email from the Home Office cancelling his leave. He had seemingly only discovered that ...

Afghan judge succeeds in High Court challenge to refusal of resettlement

Afghan judge succeeds in High Court challenge to refusal of resettlement A judge from Afghanistan has successfully challenged a refusal to bring him to the UK under the Afghan Assistance and Relocations Programme, meaning that the decision will need to be remade. The case is R (ACG) v Secretary of State ...

Written decision published by Court of Appeal in France removal case

Written decision published by Court of Appeal in France removal case We now have the Court of Appeal’s written decision in R (CTK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1264. This was the case where the High Court granted interim relief preventing the removal of an ...

Appeal partly allowed in child refugee family reunion policy challenge

Appeal partly allowed in child refugee family reunion policy challenge The Home Secretary must carry out a review of the policy on refugee family reunion for child refugees under the now closed Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection) in line with her duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship ...

Migration Advisory Committee publishes stage 1 report on temporary shortage list

Migration Advisory Committee publishes stage 1 report on temporary shortage list The Migration Advisory Committee has published its stage 1 report on the temporary shortage list (for anyone who needs a reminder of which list is which – we have an explainer here). The letter from the Chair explains that in ...

What is the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration?

What is the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration? This briefing examines the powers, remit and impact of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. On Tuesday, John Tuckett was officially appointed as the new Independent Chief Inspector. The previous Inspector was David Bolt, and before that David ...

Immigration roundup podcast: September 2025

Immigration roundup podcast: September 2025 September brought us a new Home Secretary who immediately made some inaccurate comments about “last minute” legal challenges to removal and the modern slavery identification system, so Sonia looked at those in this month’s podcast. Sonia also covered the final ...

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #89

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #89 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! The Prime Minister has referred to people recognised by the UK government as facing a real risk of persecution in their home country as having obtained a “golden ticket”. The government has made clear that ...

John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Today John Tuckett has officially been appointed as the new Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, leaving a vacancy for his most recent post as the Immigration Services Commissioner. Apparently his replacement in that role will be announced shortly. ...

Briefing: what is the ‘right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law?

Briefing: what is the ‘right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law? While the basic concept of the right of abode is relatively simple to explain, the real questions are often who has it and why — which can very complicated to answer. We’ve put together this explainer to address those questions. ...

Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know

Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know The UK’s immigration landscape is undergoing a significant shift at the moment and one way this is clearly evident is in the realm of sponsor licence enforcement. For immigration practitioners, the latest statistics released by the Home Office for the ...

Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man

Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man A gay man from India has successfully challenged a decision by the Home Secretary to certify his human rights claim, meaning that he was unable to appeal the refusal. He will now be able to appeal the refusal of his ...

Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case

Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case The Home Secretary has won a deportation appeal in the Court of Appeal, overturning a 70 year old woman’s successful appeal against a refusal to revoke her 23 year old deportation order. Success was only on a narrow point though ...

Briefing: “Hamid” disciplinary hearings for immigration lawyers

Briefing: “Hamid” disciplinary hearings for immigration lawyers In the short but landmark judgment of R (Hamid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 3070 (Admin), the High Court affirmed that it has the power to oversee the conduct of lawyers in immigration cases. Judges ...

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #88

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #88 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! Over the weekend, four people died on their way to the UK to seek safety – a man, two women and a child. The UK government has apparently put up signs around Calais warning that anyone ...

Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider human rights appeal where no notice filed

Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider human rights appeal where no notice filed Where multiple decisions have been made in a case, each attracting the right of appeal, care must be taken to ensure that the correct procedural steps are taken, otherwise the tribunal may lack jurisdiction. This position has been set out ...

Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused?

Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? The Home Secretary has claimed (as have many of the last several of them) that the modern slavery identification process is “being misused” and has used this as a reason to carry out an “urgent review” of modern slavery laws. ...

Visas for children under Appendix FM of the immigration rules

Visas for children under Appendix FM of the immigration rules In this post we are going to look at the requirements for children to obtain permission to enter and stay in the UK under Appendix FM. Appendix FM (for “family members”) sets out the rules for immigrants who want to ...

Procedural fairness in visit visa applications

Procedural fairness in visit visa applications In Kaya v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSIAC SV/01/2024 the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld the Home Office’s decision refusing to issue a visit visa to a Turkish national on the basis that his presence ...

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