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Vacancy: Immigration Solicitor
Join our ground-breaking, dynamic Breaking the Chains team as an Immigration Solicitor or Senior Caseworker This is an exceptional opportunity for a junior lawyer to build a rewarding career on a pioneering project recognised for its innovation and real impact for children and young people in the asylum and immigration
Home Affairs Committee examines risks to children from proposed reforms to settlement routes
MiCLU’s legal practice lead Anna Skehan was among witnesses recently providing evidence to the Home Affairs Committee about the impact that proposed changes to routes to settlement (permanent permission to stay in the UK) may have on children. MiCLU and colleagues at Islington Law Centre have considerable experience and
50+ child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from care
We are distressed to learn that more than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared in the care of Kent county council are still missing, three years after news first broke about kids going missing from the council's care. Many of the missing children arrived in small boats or hidden
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Successful representation of Albanian asylum claims – 4 February 2026 (London/online)
Free training seminar for legal practitioners about running Albanian asylum cases, hosted by Garden Court Chambers. Speakers will include Ronan Toal and Claudia Neale of Garden Court Chambers and Alice Garrod of Islington Law Centre. Young Immigration Champions will also share their experiences as asylum seekers. Recent government policies intentionally reduced the grant rate for Albanian asylum seekers at first instance. Despite
Working with young asylum seekers with mental health needs – 10 October 2024 (London/online)
Free legal seminar hosted at Garden Court chambers on World Mental Health Day, aimed at immigration lawyers who work with young asylum seekers with mental health needs. Speaking at the seminar will be Dr Susannah Fairweather, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Claudia Neale, Legal Researcher at Garden Court Chambers, alongside Shpresa Programme’s
Breaking the Chains Celebration and Launch – 20 June 2022 (York)
Monday 20 June 2-6pm PBL Suite, LMB Building, University of York East Campus, York A celebration and launch of our Year 3 evaluation of the Breaking the Chains project plus materials created by young Immigration Champions to support and reach out to professionals and other young asylum seekers in their
