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Barrister, blogger and author of Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System. Fully updated paperback out now.

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Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 - Free Movement Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!Β 

New from FM: Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 | Sonia Lenegan

07.10.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration - Free Movement 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

New from FM: John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration | Sonia Lenegan

07.10.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 - Free Movement Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!Β 

New from Free Movement: Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/free-movemen...

07.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration - Free Movement 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

New from Free Movement: John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/john-tuckett...

07.10.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider human rights appeal where no notice filed - Free Movement The First-tier Tribunal proceeded to determine the human rights appeal, stating that it was exercising case management powers Rule 6 of the Tribunal Procedure

In case you missed it: Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider human rights appeal where no notice filed | Sonia Lenegan

07.10.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).

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

From yesterday: Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know | Ross Kennedy

07.10.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Briefing: what is the 'right of abode' in UK immigration and nationality law? - Free Movement 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

New from FM: Briefing: what is the β€˜right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law? | Colin Yeo

07.10.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Briefing: what is the 'right of abode' in UK immigration and nationality law? - Free Movement 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

New from Free Movement: Briefing: what is the β€˜right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law? | Colin Yeo freemovement.org.uk/what-is-the-...

07.10.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I expect we'll be seeing a lot more of this.

06.10.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? - Free Movement 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

In case you missed it: Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? | Sonia Lenegan

06.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interesting. One reason for doubling of employer sponsor licence (that enable them to recruit from abroad) revocations is omitting to conduct right to work checks. There's no strict legal duty normally but doing so is a condition of holding a sponsor licence. freemovement.org.uk/surge-in-spo...

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

New from FM: Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know | Ross Kennedy

06.10.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know - Free Movement 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

New from Free Movement: Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know | Ross Kennedy freemovement.org.uk/surge-in-spo...

06.10.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How UK could leave ECHR Withdrawal would allow EU to end criminal law enforcement co-operation

The next Conservative government will take the UK out of the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act. Kemi Badenoch announced her decision after taking advice from Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC, who had warned her that withdrawal would not be a β€œsilver bullet”.

rozenberg.substack.com/p/how-uk-cou...

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Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man - Free Movement 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

From yesterday: Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man | Sonia Lenegan

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My mistake, 2003.

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Don Flynn in 2002, in Tough As Old Boots:

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Visas for children under Appendix FM of the immigration rules - Free Movement 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

In case you missed it: Visas for children under Appendix FM of the immigration rules | Nick Nason

03.10.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case - Free Movement 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

From yesterday: Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case | Sonia Lenegan

03.10.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man - Free Movement 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

New from FM: Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man | Sonia Lenegan

03.10.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Windrush commissioner pledges to fight for justice for marginalised groups Clive Foster aims to β€˜confront uncomfortable realities’ and expand his remit to help those faced with discrimination

Does anyone know if the Windrush Commissioner has yet expressed himself on the possible impacts of Starmer and Mahmood's hardening of immigration policy? Was he consulted?

03.10.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man - Free Movement 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

New from Free Movement: Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/successful-c...

03.10.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My book, out now! On migration law's treatment of women, gender-based violence, and the legal challenges that migrant women have brought to the rules that determine their status. I have links if you want to review a copy or read a free chapter....

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02.10.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Logically, the author of this Times piece is proposing forced deportation of one million migrants.

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Procedural fairness in visit visa applications - Free Movement The decision takes a narrow and restrictive approach to the requirements of procedural fairness in the context of an application for a visit visa.

In case you missed it: Procedural fairness in visit visa applications | Iain Halliday

02.10.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Briefing: β€œHamid” disciplinary hearings for immigration lawyers - Free Movement In the short but landmark judgment of R (Hamid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department EWHC 3070 (Admin), the High Court affirmed that it has the power

From yesterday: Briefing: β€œHamid” disciplinary hearings for immigration lawyers | CJ McKinney

02.10.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case - Free Movement 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

New from FM: Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case | Sonia Lenegan

02.10.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case - Free Movement 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

New from Free Movement: Grandmother to remain separated from her family after Home Secretary success in deportation case | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/grandmother-...

02.10.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #88 - Free Movement Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!Β 

From yesterday: Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #88 | Sonia Lenegan

01.10.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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