Elleanor Bell
@elleanorbell.bsky.social
Solicitor - Duncan Lewis Public Law. East London. I enjoy people, places and things.
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This is literally ridiculous. Extending the period to 56 days was the bare minimum and still a tight turnaround. To go back on this is a complete waste of time. Increasing the number of refugees who are made street homeless is an absolute safeguarding risk in this political climate.
Government plans to halve the ‘move on period’ for Refugees, reducing it to 28 days.
28 days to find a job, get a deposit, and find somewhere to live. Thousands of street homeless refugees by the time winter hits.
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28 days to find a job, get a deposit, and find somewhere to live. Thousands of street homeless refugees by the time winter hits.
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Charities warn of rise in rough sleeping among refugees this winter in UK
Ministers urged to rethink plan to halve period asylum seekers given to find housing after decision on their case
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August 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is literally ridiculous. Extending the period to 56 days was the bare minimum and still a tight turnaround. To go back on this is a complete waste of time. Increasing the number of refugees who are made street homeless is an absolute safeguarding risk in this political climate.
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The gov.uk pages now have been update to say the Afghan resettlement schemes are closed www.gov.uk/guidance/afg...
July 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The gov.uk pages now have been update to say the Afghan resettlement schemes are closed www.gov.uk/guidance/afg...
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‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
Ayman Alhussein made a life in Britain after fleeing Assad but new rules mean he can never become a citizen
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May 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
‘I can no longer see a future in the UK’: new citizenship guidance shuts out refugees
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Interesting new judgment on the Home Office's duties towards children whose parents can't afford their (very onerous) application fees
Home Office in breach of duty towards migrant children
@alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social was instructed by Alexandra Rowe of Birnberg Peirce and Partners.
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@alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social was instructed by Alexandra Rowe of Birnberg Peirce and Partners.
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Home Office in breach of duty towards migrant children
The Home Office has been found by the High Court to have breached its duty under s.55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to promote the best interests of children – on this occasi
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April 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Interesting new judgment on the Home Office's duties towards children whose parents can't afford their (very onerous) application fees
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This, I’m afraid, is what “we’re going to be tougher on asylum seekers than the other lot” leads to
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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return
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April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This, I’m afraid, is what “we’re going to be tougher on asylum seekers than the other lot” leads to
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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
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Utterly disgusting. There is absolutely no way any Afghan woman should be returned to the Taliban having sought asylum, but particularly someone who has fought for human rights. It is tantamount to a death sentence.
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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return
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April 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Utterly disgusting. There is absolutely no way any Afghan woman should be returned to the Taliban having sought asylum, but particularly someone who has fought for human rights. It is tantamount to a death sentence.
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‘You will be safe from Taliban because of your “great support network due to your occupation”’ say UK immigration officials to an Afghan women because of her work there before 2021 for Western Govt-backed projects and training & mentoring women.
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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return
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April 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
‘You will be safe from Taliban because of your “great support network due to your occupation”’ say UK immigration officials to an Afghan women because of her work there before 2021 for Western Govt-backed projects and training & mentoring women.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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“All the people here, everyone is suffering.” A day in the life of an asylum hotel.
A day in the life of an asylum hotel: inside the UK’s most controversial accommodation
The media often stigmatises asylum hotels – and they are sometimes physically attacked too. But behind closed doors are people who dream of work, wheels, security and the simple freedom to choose what...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“All the people here, everyone is suffering.” A day in the life of an asylum hotel.
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I mean, what else did the government think was going to happen? No one would notice forking out that much money? Or it would dissuade migrants from coming here in the first place? Neither is remotely plausible.
It’s a child poverty strategy alright. A strategy to make migrant children poor.
It’s a child poverty strategy alright. A strategy to make migrant children poor.
It is zero surprise that the effect of pumping migrant families for tens of thousands in immigration fees each disadvantages those families and forces migrant children into poverty. It’s appalling.
Our new report finds that children with migrant parents are more likely than other children to not have their own bedrooms, go on school trips, have a hobby, have friends over, celebrate special occasions, and eat nutritious food.
Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/hid...
Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/hid...
March 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I mean, what else did the government think was going to happen? No one would notice forking out that much money? Or it would dissuade migrants from coming here in the first place? Neither is remotely plausible.
It’s a child poverty strategy alright. A strategy to make migrant children poor.
It’s a child poverty strategy alright. A strategy to make migrant children poor.
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Latest post from us: The Home Office is leaving thousands of Afghans in limbo in the UK | Jamie Bell
The Home Office is leaving thousands of Afghans in limbo in the UK - Free Movement
As anticipated in my article published in September 2024, the Home Office immigration statistics published on 27 February 2025 demonstrated a huge fall in the
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March 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Latest post from us: The Home Office is leaving thousands of Afghans in limbo in the UK | Jamie Bell
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Just published:Public Law Project's brilliant new report on a research project monitoring real capacity for asylum legal aid providers to take on work remotely from South West advice desert. Spoiler: turns out there was v little real capacity, esp for appeals! publiclawproject.org.uk/content/uplo...
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December 18, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Just published:Public Law Project's brilliant new report on a research project monitoring real capacity for asylum legal aid providers to take on work remotely from South West advice desert. Spoiler: turns out there was v little real capacity, esp for appeals! publiclawproject.org.uk/content/uplo...
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Sentencing remarks in the Cavan Medlock case, the new-Nazi who prepared a terrorist attack on and carried out a knife attack at an immigration law firm www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
December 12, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Sentencing remarks in the Cavan Medlock case, the new-Nazi who prepared a terrorist attack on and carried out a knife attack at an immigration law firm www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
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Court finds neo-Nazi Cavan Medlock planned attack at law firm
Court finds neo-Nazi Cavan Medlock planned attack at law firm
Cavan Medlock had a Nazi flag and a knife when he targeted the immigration law firm, a court finds.
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December 11, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Court finds neo-Nazi Cavan Medlock planned attack at law firm
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"From day one until we left, every day we were living with rats. Sometimes the rats would bite our children - their legs, fingers and hands. They stole our food. At nights sometimes they would crawl over our blankets and our heads."
Life for asylum seekers. On British territory. In 2024.
Life for asylum seekers. On British territory. In 2024.
Diego Garcia: Stranded mum's three-year ordeal on military island
Shanthi tried her best to create a sense of normality for her children on the secretive military island Diego Garcia
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December 8, 2024 at 11:26 AM
"From day one until we left, every day we were living with rats. Sometimes the rats would bite our children - their legs, fingers and hands. They stole our food. At nights sometimes they would crawl over our blankets and our heads."
Life for asylum seekers. On British territory. In 2024.
Life for asylum seekers. On British territory. In 2024.
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GOOD NEWS: For the first time in nearly 30 years, legal aid rates are set to increase.
With over 50% of people seeking asylum unable to get access to legal support, this investment is a desperately needed win.
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With over 50% of people seeking asylum unable to get access to legal support, this investment is a desperately needed win.
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Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
Legal aid rates, which fund solicitors to help asylum seekers through their cases, have not increased since 1996, a real-terms cut of 48%.
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November 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM
GOOD NEWS: For the first time in nearly 30 years, legal aid rates are set to increase.
With over 50% of people seeking asylum unable to get access to legal support, this investment is a desperately needed win.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
With over 50% of people seeking asylum unable to get access to legal support, this investment is a desperately needed win.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say
Figures show rise in numbers unable to access legal aid lawyer, with knock-on implications for clearing backlog
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November 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
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New from FM: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house…
Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago - Free Movement
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a report of an unannounced inspection of Brook House immigration removal centre. The inspection took place between
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November 21, 2024 at 9:32 AM
New from FM: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house…
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THREAD: Somewhat interactive sample of horrors migrants will experience via the "Eastern migration route" which begins in the Horn of Africa & goes through Yemen & Saudi Arabia. Nothing graphic, mostly satellite imagery. Hoping to raise awareness here about Saudi border guard massacres.
#OSINT
#OSINT
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 AM
THREAD: Somewhat interactive sample of horrors migrants will experience via the "Eastern migration route" which begins in the Horn of Africa & goes through Yemen & Saudi Arabia. Nothing graphic, mostly satellite imagery. Hoping to raise awareness here about Saudi border guard massacres.
#OSINT
#OSINT
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This can't keep happening. £15m wasted on a contaminated site that should never have been considered.
Whether it's barracks or barges, these large sites aren't fit for human beings to live in. People feeling persecution deserve to live in communities, not camps.
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Whether it's barracks or barges, these large sites aren't fit for human beings to live in. People feeling persecution deserve to live in communities, not camps.
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Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp
The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.
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November 15, 2024 at 10:35 AM
This can't keep happening. £15m wasted on a contaminated site that should never have been considered.
Whether it's barracks or barges, these large sites aren't fit for human beings to live in. People feeling persecution deserve to live in communities, not camps.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Whether it's barracks or barges, these large sites aren't fit for human beings to live in. People feeling persecution deserve to live in communities, not camps.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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