In case you missed it: A look at the upcoming changes to the early removal scheme for foreign national offenders | Nick Nason

If Labour and other parties can't find a way to scrutinise, criticise and condemn a policy like this, they give Reform a free ride and make the future less safe & certain for those who come here, work hard and contribute.

I'll have more to say on Reform's proposals to scrap ILR at some point but for now I'll just note this - anyone telling you this is a popular idea doesn't know the polling. Overwhelming majority of public back giving people who work and pay taxes most or all rights after 5 years or less

Mass deportation is possible. It’s important to understand what it would really involve. Both the ideology of racial and national purity that drives it and what carrying it out really means in practice. Camps, barbed wire, goon squads, depossessed people who lose everything they know.

The immigrant experience, even the second or third generation immigrant experience, so often adds up to keeping the suitcases handy.

Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart. Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point. Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.

Absolutely right. It’s not a gimmick. It’s a repudiation of 75 years of integration. It’s a betrayal of the Windrush generation. It’s unfair and it’s un-British.

It’s quite do-able from a legal perspective. I don’t think dismissing Reform in this way is wise. Voters need to understand that this stuff can happen if they vote for it - and that it would be morally, socially, culturally, economically disastrous. So they shouldn’t vote for it.

New from FM: What now for refugee family reunion applications? | Sonia Lenegan

Interesting deep dive into international student recruitment and universiry finances on.ft.com/4nHzh9x

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From yesterday: British by descent: when the child of a British citizen is not themselves British | Colin Yeo

In case you missed it: How to access old versions of Home Office guidance and identify any changes | Sonia Lenegan

New from FM: British by descent: when the child of a British citizen is not themselves British | Colin Yeo

From yesterday: Home Office amends modern slavery guidance to facilitate returns to France following High Court decision | Sonia Lenegan

New from Free Movement: British by descent: when the child of a British citizen is not themselves British | Colin Yeo freemovement.org.uk/british-by-d...

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From yesterday: Palestinian refugee forced to wait further 18 months for refugee status after Home Office change of position | Sonia Lenegan

New from FM: Home Office amends modern slavery guidance to facilitate returns to France following High Court decision | Sonia Lenegan

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From yesterday: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #86 | Sonia Lenegan

In case you missed it: General grounds for refusal: understanding mandatory refusal periods | Nath Gbikpi

From yesterday: Barrister referred to regulator following misuse of AI in immigration appeal | Sonia Lenegan

New from FM: Palestinian refugee forced to wait further 18 months for refugee status after Home Office change of position | Sonia Lenegan

New from Free Movement: Palestinian refugee forced to wait further 18 months for refugee status after Home Office change of position | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/palestinian-...

In case you missed it: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #85 | Sonia Lenegan

New from FM: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #86 | Sonia Lenegan

New from Free Movement: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #86 | Sonia Lenegan

From yesterday: A look at the upcoming changes to the early removal scheme for foreign national offenders | Nick Nason

New from FM: Barrister referred to regulator following misuse of AI in immigration appeal | Sonia Lenegan

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New from FM: A look at the upcoming changes to the early removal scheme for foreign national offenders | Nick Nason

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From yesterday: How to access old versions of Home Office guidance and identify any changes | Sonia Lenegan

In case you missed it: Exceptional circumstances in a spouse or partner visa application under Appendix FM | Gabriella Bettiga

From yesterday: How to apply for an International Sportsperson visa | Glyn Lloyd

Great thread. Strongly agree!

From yesterday: Job Ad: JCWI are recruiting a Head of Casework | Free Movement

I cannot think of anything less British than changing the rules under which people made huge life decisions. Oh wait, I can. Floating with the press that you might or might not make those changes, leaving hundreds of thousands of people who have come here legally in a state of limbo. 24/n

I talk briefly about spousal visas. I basically have the moral position that part of being a British citizen is being permitted to live with your life partner (and children) regardless of how much you earn. Right now over half of people are excluded. I think this is morally wrong. There you go. 21/n

New from FM: How to access old versions of Home Office guidance and identify any changes | Sonia Lenegan

New from Free Movement: How to access old versions of Home Office guidance and identify any changes | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/how-to-acces...

This year there’s been a big increase in visa grants to people coming at non-traditional course start dates (eg Q2 visa grants) for some nationalities (not Chinese), but the big September/October intake seems to still be as low as last year. It’ll be interesting to see the nationality breakdown.

UK study visa applications drop as immigration changes hit universities giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

In case you missed it: Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 | Sonia Lenegan

"This will have multiple use cases for Home Office, an example could/would be to assist in determining the age of those who are encountered without verifiable identity documentation." www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/h...

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