Case of Hynek v LB of Islington has been listed for hearing on 23/04/24 in Central London County Court. The AIRE Centre will make arguments on the proper and lawful approach to determining Charter rights in s204 appeals/homelessness cases. Jamie Burton & Yaaser Vanderman are instructed

Home Office has amended the visa rules for Ukrainians on the Homes for Ukraine scheme so that they can no longer be sponsors for their own children. Devastating for parents who arrived without their children and now want their children to join them. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Jennifer Blair Matthew Evans independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Thanks to Jez Myers & Kate Smart for highlighting the correct link to this story independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

A cautionary tale for #Migration #Deportation enthusiasts! This explains why #RwandaPlan or #EUNewPact deals with Tunisia, Egypt, etc to enhance expulsions are incompatible with #HumanRights & #InternationalLaw! Congrants Anja Bossow

Gosh.. missed this in all of yesterday's excitement.

First Tier Tribunal has found our client had ‘imperative grounds’ protection under the EEA Regs, and so removal test was not met in her case. Thanks to Tom Lowenthal Blackstone Chambers for his pro bono representation in this long running case

DWP reconsider habitual residence decision in respect of a client who had permanent residence as a family member of his EEA national mother. Another case where DWP change of decision made only once an appeal to the Social Security Tribunal had been issued

Two clients who won their deportation appeals over a year ago, have now been granted settled status under EUSS scheme. Significantly delayed due to a seeming need for HO to confirm the deport orders had been revoked, & despite HO having exhausted all appeal options in the cases

.The AIRE Centre has been involved in several s204 homelessness appeals in the County Courts, arguing the applicability of the EU Charter and AT to these types of appeals. Final judgments are expected imminently

C v Oldham Council confirms those granted PSS prior to Brexit can argue they fall within personal & material scope of WA & rely on rights to non-discrimination & Equal treatment to secure eligibility 4 homelessness assistance. Thx to Yaaser Vanderman @ Jamie Burton KC Doughty Street Chambers

Hynek v Islington Council. County Ct holds EUSS status under a constitutive scheme grants all rights under WA Part 2, incl Art23 equal treatment. Court agreed with AIRE subs that lack of recourse to other help if homelessness application refused should be taken into a/c re need

County Ct holds EUSS status under a constitutive scheme grants all rights under WA Part 2, incl Art23 equal treatment. Court agreed with AIRE subs that the lack of recourse to other help if homelessness application refused should be taken into a/c re need/Charter rights

The asylum legal aid system has collapsed and with that a huge amount of other stuff is a total mess. Everything connected to the asylum system is built on the assumption everyone in it has access to a lawyer who can explain and evidence things clearly within a reasonable time.

UNHCR issues important recommendations on asylum and refugees for UK’s new Labour government UN refugee agency calls on Government to repeal Illegal Migration Act and restore access to a fairer and more efficient asylum system EIN ein.org.uk/news/unhcr-iss…

EU citizens and family members in the UK must have their rights upheld. The AIRE Centre along with 76 other charities and legal firms, has written to the Prime Minister asking him for policy changes on #CitizensRights & to improve UK/EU relations theguardian.com/politics/artic…

.The AIRE Centre has issued it's first ever JR challenge today on behalf of a client. The JR relates to a public order disqualification (POD), a refusal to extend time to allow for the obtaining of an expert report & procedural fairness

We are proud to have written this letter and been joined by so many organisations in signing it. People become undocumented for many different reasons. Rather than detention, we need ways to make it easier for them to have a secure status. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Home Office withdraws EUSS refusal some 9 months after we issued an appeal in the FTT. Out attempts at getting a speedy conclusion were stymied by FTT refusing to allow us to upload further evidence via MYHmcts & having to wait for HO to review our case