Welcome to the weekly Free Motion publication!
Confusion reigned final week, so there may be little or no press protection of the choice by the Excessive Court docket in Northern Eire that I can really hyperlink to, however right here is my brief write up wherein I level out that the present Rwanda removals course of is going down with out utilizing the Unlawful Migration Act, a lot of which continues to be not in drive (I also needs to point out that I’m scripting this on Thursday as I’m on go away subsequent week – Colin is beneath orders to go in and edit this bit if it will get applied between now and Monday).
What’s probably extra fascinating is the prospect of a challenge in Northern Ireland to the Safety of Rwanda Act itself.
An vital software was launched final week to assist care staff. It’s a database of UK social care providers licensed to sponsor staff’ visas and has been designed to help care staff the place they should discover one other employer, for instance the place their present employer has misplaced its sponsor licence or the place they give up on account of exploitation.
On Free Motion, we lined the Migration Advisory Committee’s rapid review of the Graduate route in addition to the most recent replace within the Diego Garcia litigation. I feel it’s vital for us to keep watch over these proceedings for varied causes, not least as a result of these individuals shouldn’t be forgotten about. This case has most of the similar authorized groups concerned as within the Rwanda litigation and so it’s prone to be a really busy few months for all of them.
I additionally wrote up the adjustments (sorry – “interpretation”) to the Rwanda scheme which now includes people who have had their asylum claims refused or withdrawn. The omission of any provision for an extension of time to adjust to the very tight timescales appears prone to imply that we’ll see one other model of this steerage quickly.
Additionally on Rwanda, we had two articles – each important studying – from Asylum Assist’s Alison Pickup. One on asking for extensions of time and why they’re so vital, and the opposite on the power to make a problem primarily based on the danger that an individual can be at actual danger of refoulement in Rwanda.
For these and the remainder of the week right here and elsewhere, learn on.
Cheers, Sonia
What we’re studying
A slow violence: How immigration control forces people in Greater Manchester into destitution – Boaz Belief and Larger Manchester Immigration Assist Unit, 15 Could
Families belong together: Fixing the UK’s broken family reunion system – Protected Passage, 13 Could
Brexit blamed as court ruling leaves UK immigration policy in chaos – Unbiased, 14 Could
No evidence foreign students are abusing UK graduate visas, review finds – The Guardian, 14 Could
Understanding Migrant Destitution in the UK: Research Findings – COMPAS, 14 Could
The psychological impact of the age dispute process on unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK – Helen Bamber Basis, 15 Could
Here’s How AI Feels About Refugees – Constructed In, 14 Could
People on Bibby Stockholm treated like ‘cattle’, former workers say – The Guardian, 14 Could
Home Office asks Windrush man’s son for DNA test – BBC Information, 15 Could
We’re all trying to find the Guy who did this … The Disapplication of the Illegal Migration Act in Northern Ireland – EU Regulation Evaluation, 15 Could
Man told he is not British after 42 years in UK – BBC Information, 15 Could
