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“We came across so many young people whose lives were devastated”
New podcast: Hear MiCLU's Anna Skehan and Islington Law Centre's Roopa Tana talk about “de-integration”, as kids effectively become immigrants for the first time, and how children may benefit from recent changes relating to the 10-year route and citizenship applications. https://freemovement.org.uk/things-are-looking-up-for-undocumented-migrant-children/
Challenge to the 10-year-route results in Home Office concession for young people
In response to litigation by Islington Law Centre and MiCLU and campaigning work by We Belong, the Home Office yesterday announced a major policy concession in relation to the 10-year route to settlement for young people who entered the UK as children, when they accepted that some applicants should qualify for
Into the Arms of Traffickers
Earlier this week we were were excited to help launch new research by Christine Beddoe that considers how Home Office delays put young unaccompanied asylum-seekers at risk of trafficking. Young people from Shpresa Programme who took part in the research hosted and presented at the event. Their voices have been
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Seminar series: Expert evidence – 20th November 2020 (Zoom)
The second in a series of four 'Breaking the Chains' legal seminars centred around representing child and young asylum seekers. Gurpinder Kaur Khanba, Casework Supervisor at the Breaking the Chains project, will highlight the critical role of expert evidence in Albanian claims including the need for frontloading. This seminar will assist those seeking to secure
Seminar series: The CPIN and assessing merits in Albanian claims – 23 October 2020 (Zoom)
The first in a series of four 'Breaking the Chains' legal seminars centred around representing child and young asylum seekers. David Neale, Legal Researcher at Garden Court Chambers will be critiquing the Albanian Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) on blood feuds and arguing that asylum claims based on blood
Breaking the Chains Year 1 Evaluation Launch – 23 September 2020 (Zoom)
Presenting key learnings about how effective legal representation can be provided to children and young people vulnerable to exploitation, and what more is needed to create effective change. Click to register here before 21 September. View the flyer with programme here.
