Welcome to episode 68 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. We’re continuing our review of the summer, with developments to mention in areas as diverse as asylum, litigation costs, citizenship deprivation and human trafficking. We’ll also discuss new visas for scientists and entrepreneurs.
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The downloadable 22-minute audio podcast follows the running order below:
Points Based System
Boris’s science visa promises ring hollow
New Innovator visa attracts just four applicants in first three months
Citizenship
Student facing death penalty for ISIS membership stripped of British citizenship
Trafficking
Trafficking victim successfully overturns ten-year-old conviction
Asylum
Former Taliban recruiter allowed to stay in the UK after being cleared of war crimes
Online asylum appeals to be rolled out nationwide in 2020
Asylum seeker not “effeminate” enough to be gay, immigration judge says
Costs
Government can be liable for costs in Cart type judicial review cases
No costs awarded for successful unlawful detention claim
Illegal working
Migrants working illegally still have employment rights