Dr S Chelvan, Head of Immigration, Public Law and Civil Liberties at 33 Bedford Row, featured on BBC News discussing the legal framework surrounding asylum, border security and deportation. During th...

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How “Pretermission” and a Coerced Uganda Agreement Are Being Used to Erase Due Process

🚧 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘜’𝘴 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 On 21 May 2025, the 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗷𝗺 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 (366 MPs in favor) to 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝟲𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺 ...

Emma Christie recently represented the successful Appellant before the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) instructed by Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd. The determination found that the...

A detailed legal guide to how psychological abuse—including credible death threats, intimidation, coercive control, and emotional harm—qualifies as persecution under U.S. asylum law. Covers key BIA an...

Everyone is talking about AI agents in immigration. Most of the conversation focuses on efficiency: faster filings, automated workflows, and cleaner submissions.

Expert guide to Section 94 certification UK 2025. Understand clearly unfounded asylum claims, designated countries, appeal rights changes & judicial review options.

It's called “safe third country.” The idea: if you could have asked for protection somewhere safe along the way, the country you actually reach can refuse to even hear your claim — and send you back. The US and Canada have done it at their shared border since 2004. As of June 12, 2026, the EU's biggest asylum overhaul in 30 years builds the same logic into law across 27 countries. And on June 25, 2026, the US Supreme Court blessed a different route to the same destination — officers may turn asylum seekers away at a port of entry before they ever legally “arrive.”