In this week's episode, Aiden is joined by writer, political commentator, and journalist Emma DeSouza, to discuss her case.
Alongside her US husband, it was the first Human Rights challenge against the British Home Office over the right to be accepted as Irish under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. Emma's case related to EU family reunion rights and resulted in substantial changes to domestic UK immigration rules. In May 2020, the British Home Office announced that the people of Northern Ireland would be considered EU citizens for immigration purposes. This result was cited as a significant victory.
The DeSouza case received widespread political support, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar singled out Emma DeSouza during an address to an audience in Washington DC, which included US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, at the National Building Museum for praise.
Emma's other campaign work includes voting rights for Irish Citizens Abroad and campaigning for the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
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