Explainer: One-in-One-out Policy
An explainer on the one-in-one-out policy and how it operates for those subject to it.
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Refugee family reunion: what’s changed, and what it means
The UK Government has paused refugee family reunion from 4 Sept 2025. Existing cases continue, but new applications must now use strict visa rules creating new barriers for safety and reunion.
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Explainer – the Bell Hotel Injunction
What is the Bell Hotel Injuction? This blog explains what it is and what it means. We update our original blog with the latest decision from the Court of Appeal.
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Move On Support for Newly Recognised Refugees: What’s Changing from 1 September 2025
What you need to know about the changes to the move-on period for newly granted refugees and who is affected.
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A System That Used Overseas Carers – And Is Now Pushing Them Out!
An update about changes impacting care workers. Showing how immigration rights have rapidly deteriorated over time.
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Representing yourself at the Upper Tribunal
This blog post looks at appealing First-tier Tribunal refusals in asylum and immigration cases at the Upper Tribunal. It does not address judicial reviews (most of which are heard at the Upper Tribunal in asylum/immigration cases).
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Another Barrier to Justice: Costs of Translations and the Legal Aid Crisis
Certified translations cost £30–£45 per page, but the Home Office gives no support. With legal aid now meeting only 43% of need, many people seeking asylum face impossible barriers to proving their case.
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The BEL v FCDO Judgment: A Victory in Principle
On 28 July 2025, the UK High Court ruled in the case of R (BEL & Ors) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2025] EWHC… Read more »
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Artificially Intelligent, Genuinely Harmful: AI and Age Assessments in the UK Asylum System
The government is trialling facial recognition AI to assess the age of asylum-seeking children – repurposing tech used for online age checks to make life-changing decisions about who gets child protection
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Toolkit update: Failure to travel and asylum support
On 25 July 2025, the Home Office announced a “new” Failure to Travel policy aimed specifically at single adults seeking asylum who are currently living… Read more »
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Targeting Dignity and Survival: The Reality Behind the Government’s clampdown on “Illegal Working”
In a desperate attempt to appear tough on migration, the Labour government has announced a nationwide “blitz” on migrants suspected of working without the legal… Read more »
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UK-France ‘One In, One Out’ Immigration Policy: A Flawed Fix for a Complex Crisis
This Legal Update breaks down the controversial new immigration deal with France: the ‘one in, one out’ scheme.
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