This month, Jasmine is joined by Isaac Abraham, a solicitor at the Islington Law Centre. They discuss the King’s speech and the latest immigration statistics, which show a fall in net migration and asylum claims, but a steadily growing appeals backlog. The number of sponsor licence revocations has also shot up. Jasmine interviewed Luke Piper last month about the devastation this is causing to sponsored workers, particularly in the health and care sector.

Isaac discusses a number of new cases including a challenge by Syrian asylum seekers against removal to Bulgaria based on article 3 grounds and what happens to someone’s entitlement to benefits when they are subject to deportation proceedings. Jasmine talks about the problems that UK universities are creating for international student entrepreneurs and elsewhere there has been a judicial review challenge to the Home Secretary’s decision to grant temporary protection status of only 30 months to refugees. All this and much more! 

Immigration statistics and news (01:30)

Latest immigration statistics show falls in net migration and fall in asylum claims

Work visas, employer crackdowns and the nationalities caught in the middle

Nearly 90% of conclusive grounds reconsiderations result in positive outcome and more UK referrals than ever

Immigration legislation re-announced in King’s Speech

Asylum and protection (16:13)

We’re challenging the Home Secretary’s decision to grant temporary protection status of only 30 months

Upper Tribunal finds arguable Article 3 breach in Bulgarian removal challenge

Family and human rights (23:42)

Gurkha historic injustice does not remove the need to prove causation

Which takes priority: family or immigration proceedings?

Students (30:37)

Sold entrepreneurship, barred from business? The student visa trap

Can a Student visa holder sit as a member of the Scottish Parliament? Yes, they can

Deportation (37:45)

Social security case looks at the interplay between deportation and entitlement to benefits

Briefings – new and updated (42:15)

Briefing: registering a child as British

Right to rent checks: a practical guide for landlords and letting agents in England

What is the no recourse to public funds condition?

Briefing: how to apply for a religious work visa

How does absence from the UK work under the EU settlement scheme?

Changes to the absence rules for EU Settlement Scheme