MiCLU
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The Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit based at Islington Law Centre. Working for the rights of migrant and refugee children and young people. https://miclu.org/
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"Ending the two-child limit is vital, but you cannot end child poverty while excluding children from support because of their parents' immigration status. Every child deserves the same chance to thrive." @josephinewy.bsky.social
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UK Government slammed for 'ignoring' migrants in child poverty plans
A CHARITY has slammed the UK Government for “ignoring” migrant children in its plan to tackle poverty.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"Ending the two-child limit is vital, but you cannot end child poverty while excluding children from support because of their parents' immigration status. Every child deserves the same chance to thrive." @josephinewy.bsky.social
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UK immigration law Bsky: join my excellent colleagues for this online seminar on age assessments tomorrow
📢Webinar: National Age Assessment Board Decisions: Recent Judgments. A joint webinar by Doughty Street Chambers and Osbornes Solicitors LLP.
Register here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/nation...
Register here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/nation...
National Age Assessment Board Decisions: Recent Judgments
National Age Assessment Board Decisions: Recent JudgmentsA joint webinar by Doughty Street Chambers and Osbornes Solicitors LLPTuesday 9th December 2025 | 09:30 - 10:30This webinar is brought in quick...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
UK immigration law Bsky: join my excellent colleagues for this online seminar on age assessments tomorrow
Absolutely chilling. A borders and asylum minister who wants to "ramp up our appetite there." The government has completely lost sense of any compassion.
The Home Office hopes the deportation of UK-born children will be seamless', a minister has said
Labour minister wants 'seamless' deportation of UK-born children
www.thenational.scot
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Absolutely chilling. A borders and asylum minister who wants to "ramp up our appetite there." The government has completely lost sense of any compassion.
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National Age Assessment Board Decision quashed in landmark judgment - Catherine Meredith and Michael Spencer represented ALK and were instructed by Alex McMahon and Amir Faizi at Osbornes Solicitors LLP.
National Age Assessment Board Decision quashed in landmark judgment
On 27 November 2025 the Upper Tribunal handed down judgment in ALK v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (JR-2025-LON-000694).
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December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
National Age Assessment Board Decision quashed in landmark judgment - Catherine Meredith and Michael Spencer represented ALK and were instructed by Alex McMahon and Amir Faizi at Osbornes Solicitors LLP.
On 13 Dec we'll be running for our Breaking the Chains project. This year has been tough and the project struggles with simple things like travel costs for the young people & buying food for cooking sessions. With increased hostility, every bit of support is precious. Please donate:
bit.ly/4oDC43Z 🙏
bit.ly/4oDC43Z 🙏
Santa 5km for Breaking the Chains
Help Fund Raiser raise money to support Islington Law Centre
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December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On 13 Dec we'll be running for our Breaking the Chains project. This year has been tough and the project struggles with simple things like travel costs for the young people & buying food for cooking sessions. With increased hostility, every bit of support is precious. Please donate:
bit.ly/4oDC43Z 🙏
bit.ly/4oDC43Z 🙏
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The Government says these reforms are “for councils”, but councils themselves are warning they will cause real harm.
Southwark Council’s leader has said the Government’s new asylum plans are “deeply concerning” — increasing homelessness, traumatising children, and separating families.
Southwark Council’s leader has said the Government’s new asylum plans are “deeply concerning” — increasing homelessness, traumatising children, and separating families.
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Government says these reforms are “for councils”, but councils themselves are warning they will cause real harm.
Southwark Council’s leader has said the Government’s new asylum plans are “deeply concerning” — increasing homelessness, traumatising children, and separating families.
Southwark Council’s leader has said the Government’s new asylum plans are “deeply concerning” — increasing homelessness, traumatising children, and separating families.
Children are still going missing yet it is acceptable to house 16-and 17-year-old trafficking victims in so-called “supported accommodation”. The system disproportionately affects unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children. It is not working. Every child deserves to be safe and protected.
A new report from ECPAT UK and Missing People shows that more than 2,000 trafficked and/or unaccompanied children went missing from care in the UK in 2024. These children are at particularly high risk of exploitation and other types of harm when missing.
Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe
Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
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November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Children are still going missing yet it is acceptable to house 16-and 17-year-old trafficking victims in so-called “supported accommodation”. The system disproportionately affects unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children. It is not working. Every child deserves to be safe and protected.
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If, like me, this utter betrayal by Labour is making your blood boil, can I ask you let them know your feelings here www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If, like me, this utter betrayal by Labour is making your blood boil, can I ask you let them know your feelings here www.gov.uk/government/c...
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We already see the devastating impact of 20 year routes on individuals. They need scrapping, not more people forced onto them. Any of us can find ourselves needing help at some stage. Pushing people into more debt and misery because they do is unjust and discriminatory.
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Some migrants to face 20-year wait for settled status
Shabana Mahmood says becoming part of the UK is "not a right but a privilege – and one that must be earned".
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We already see the devastating impact of 20 year routes on individuals. They need scrapping, not more people forced onto them. Any of us can find ourselves needing help at some stage. Pushing people into more debt and misery because they do is unjust and discriminatory.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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In 2018 young people on the 10-year route lodged judicial review claims challenging refusals to grant settlement. Their claims documented the devastating impact of the 10-year route on young people & resulted in a major govt concession. Govt proposals today to double this route are punitive & cruel.
Home Office media release on new settlement rules.
5 years to settlement for family members of British citizens; BNO Hong Kong visas + public sector workers
Keir Starmer's government proposes 15 year, 20 year + even 30 year settlement routes: deliberately off the charts of any precedent anywhere
5 years to settlement for family members of British citizens; BNO Hong Kong visas + public sector workers
Keir Starmer's government proposes 15 year, 20 year + even 30 year settlement routes: deliberately off the charts of any precedent anywhere
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In 2018 young people on the 10-year route lodged judicial review claims challenging refusals to grant settlement. Their claims documented the devastating impact of the 10-year route on young people & resulted in a major govt concession. Govt proposals today to double this route are punitive & cruel.
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Lots of Labour MPs asking Mahmood tonight to rule out child detention. She won’t rule it out. That’s because forced removals of families will mean children in detention for periods.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lots of Labour MPs asking Mahmood tonight to rule out child detention. She won’t rule it out. That’s because forced removals of families will mean children in detention for periods.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
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Who knows the asylum system best?
People who've been through it.
Who shapes policy?
Often everyone BUT them.
Change this.
📖 Read & sign to commit: asylos.org/call-to-acti...
#LivedExperienceMatters
People who've been through it.
Who shapes policy?
Often everyone BUT them.
Change this.
📖 Read & sign to commit: asylos.org/call-to-acti...
#LivedExperienceMatters
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Who knows the asylum system best?
People who've been through it.
Who shapes policy?
Often everyone BUT them.
Change this.
📖 Read & sign to commit: asylos.org/call-to-acti...
#LivedExperienceMatters
People who've been through it.
Who shapes policy?
Often everyone BUT them.
Change this.
📖 Read & sign to commit: asylos.org/call-to-acti...
#LivedExperienceMatters
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The gov’s new asylum plans are the harshest yet.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The gov’s new asylum plans are the harshest yet.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
Join our team! We are looking for an experienced immigration solicitor to join our innovative and friendly immigration team at the Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit (MiCLU), based at Islington Law Centre. For more info see here: miclu.org/get-involved...
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Join our team! We are looking for an experienced immigration solicitor to join our innovative and friendly immigration team at the Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit (MiCLU), based at Islington Law Centre. For more info see here: miclu.org/get-involved...
Illegal migration isn't tearing the country apart. Racism is tearing the country apart. The young refugees we work with desperately need to heal and move forward in safety. They deserve to build a future. They cannot do this if their stay is only temporary and they live in the shadow of removal.
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Illegal migration isn't tearing the country apart. Racism is tearing the country apart. The young refugees we work with desperately need to heal and move forward in safety. They deserve to build a future. They cannot do this if their stay is only temporary and they live in the shadow of removal.
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For an idea of what anti-refugee policies do to some of the most intensely vulnerable people in this country, I’ve been desperately sending this highlighted screenshot out to my young people to try and reassure them they’re not going to have their tiny semblance of safety ripped away from them.
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For an idea of what anti-refugee policies do to some of the most intensely vulnerable people in this country, I’ve been desperately sending this highlighted screenshot out to my young people to try and reassure them they’re not going to have their tiny semblance of safety ripped away from them.
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In 2024, there were 463 complaints specifically about the meals provided in asylum hotels. Can you guess why?
Read more about the reality of hotel life in our new report. #ProfitingfromPeople
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In 2024, there were 463 complaints specifically about the meals provided in asylum hotels. Can you guess why?
Read more about the reality of hotel life in our new report. #ProfitingfromPeople
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November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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In 2024, there were 463 complaints specifically about the meals provided in asylum hotels. Can you guess why?
Read more about the reality of hotel life in our new report. #ProfitingfromPeople
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In 2024, there were 463 complaints specifically about the meals provided in asylum hotels. Can you guess why?
Read more about the reality of hotel life in our new report. #ProfitingfromPeople
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From last week: Briefing: immigration and nationality options for children in care | Nath Gbikpi
Briefing: immigration and nationality options for children in care - Free Movement
This post looks at the options for regularising the immigration status of a child in care. Some options are open to all children, while others are
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
From last week: Briefing: immigration and nationality options for children in care | Nath Gbikpi
Lawyers representing male Albanian victims of trafficking may find helpful this template for seeking permission to cite the recent unreported Upper Tribunal decision in ES (UI-2025-000360) which addresses whether trafficked men from Albania constitute a Particular Social Group: bit.ly/4qQqp4a
Guide & template: Using Upper Tribunal case ES (UI-2025-000360) regarding trafficked men as a PSG in Albania (November 2025) - Migrant & Refugee Children's Legal Unit
Click the link below for a guide and template for seeking permission to cite the recent unreported Upper Tribunal decision in ES (UI-2025-000360). The Home Office frequently argues that male victims o...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lawyers representing male Albanian victims of trafficking may find helpful this template for seeking permission to cite the recent unreported Upper Tribunal decision in ES (UI-2025-000360) which addresses whether trafficked men from Albania constitute a Particular Social Group: bit.ly/4qQqp4a
More than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared in the care of Kent county council are still missing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
More than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared in the care of Kent county council are still missing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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New from FM: Age assessments: what happens when a child arrives in the UK? | Francesca Sella
Age assessments: what happens when a child arrives in the UK? - Free Movement
The Home Office does not publish statistics regarding children who are wrongly assessed as adults on arrival nor regarding the number of initial age
freemovement.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New from FM: Age assessments: what happens when a child arrives in the UK? | Francesca Sella
In our new factcheck “Albanian victims of trafficking in the UK: a breakdown” we look at how the UK government managed to drive down the grant rate for Albanian asylum seekers and is returning recognised trafficking victims there, despite a documented lack of protection.
Albanian victims of trafficking in the UK: A breakdown - Migrant & Refugee Children's Legal Unit
Breaking the Chains is a unique project designed to meet the specific needs of asylum-seeking children and young people from Albania, as one of the most marginalised communities of asylum seekers, by ...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In our new factcheck “Albanian victims of trafficking in the UK: a breakdown” we look at how the UK government managed to drive down the grant rate for Albanian asylum seekers and is returning recognised trafficking victims there, despite a documented lack of protection.
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This is not an anomaly - it’s an echo of the injustices we saw in Windrush.
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Clear parallels’ with Windrush as UK-born toddler denied passport
Campaigners say lessons not being learned as three-year-old’s mother is asked to prove right to free NHS treatment
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This is not an anomaly - it’s an echo of the injustices we saw in Windrush.
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Urgent call to action: help free Arjeta — a survivor of trafficking being deported righttoremain.org.uk/urgent-call-... #TheseWallsMustFall #Nooneisillegal #MigrationisLife
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Urgent call to action: help free Arjeta — a survivor of trafficking being deported righttoremain.org.uk/urgent-call-... #TheseWallsMustFall #Nooneisillegal #MigrationisLife
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In case you missed it: Appeal partly allowed in child refugee family reunion policy challenge | Sonia Lenegan
Appeal partly allowed in child refugee family reunion policy challenge - Free Movement
The Home Secretary must carry out a review of the policy on refugee family reunion for child refugees under the now closed Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors
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October 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In case you missed it: Appeal partly allowed in child refugee family reunion policy challenge | Sonia Lenegan