<p>In Sonia&#39;s final episode, we cover the first substantive judgment concerning the use of “public order disqualification” powers in trafficking cases, an updated CPIN on Pakistan for LGBT+ people and the policy that&#39;s pushing people in conflict zones to make dangerous journeys to enrol their biometrics.</p><p>Barry covers a really important judgment on children&#39;s settlement applications (a crucial read as things may change again later this year) and Sonia highlights the dangers of the use of AI by immigration lawyers. We finish up by discussing the (little) weight that rehabilitation carries in deportation appeals.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Asylum and protection (01:17)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/refugees-at-risk-of-street-homelessness-have-until-16-january-to-extend-their-asylum-accommodation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Refugees at risk of street homelessness have until 16 January to extend their asylum accommodation</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/home-office-u-turn-over-grants-of-leave-to-trafficking-victims-after-legal-challenge/">Home Office U-turn over grants of leave to trafficking victims after legal challenge</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/high-court-finds-the-home-secretarys-approach-to-making-public-order-disqualification-decisions-is-unlawful/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">High Court finds the Home Secretary’s approach to making public order disqualification decisions is unlawful</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/concerns-raised-about-changes-to-home-offices-country-evidence-on-pakistan-for-lgbt-people/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Concerns raised about changes to Home Office’s country evidence on Pakistan for LGBT+ people</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/the-home-offices-unsafe-journeys-policy-is-dangerous/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Home Office’s unsafe journeys policy is dangerous</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Child settlement applications (13:53)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/important-court-of-appeal-ruling-on-childrens-settlement-applications/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Important Court of Appeal ruling on children’s settlement applications</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Artificial intelligence (21:00)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/briefing-ai-and-immigration-law-what-guidance-is-there-for-lawyers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Briefing: AI and immigration law – what guidance is there for lawyers?</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Windrush (25:03)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/possibility-of-legal-aid-in-some-windrush-compensation-cases-opened-up-by-court-of-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Possibility of legal aid in some Windrush compensation cases opened up by Court of Appeal</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Visit visas (26:36)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/costs-awarded-by-court-of-appeal-in-visit-visa-delay-case/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Costs awarded by Court of Appeal in visit visa delay case</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Legal Ombudsman (28:29)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/partial-success-for-immigration-barrister-in-challenge-to-legal-ombudsman-decision/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Partial success for immigration barrister in challenge to Legal Ombudsman decision</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Deprivation of citizenship (29:04)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/supreme-court-addresses-fairness-concerns-in-deprivation-appeals/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supreme Court addresses fairness concerns in deprivation appeals</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Work routes (31:45) </strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/the-appeal-of-judicial-discretion-in-civil-penalty-appeals-court-of-appeal-grants-permission/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The appeal of judicial discretion in civil penalty appeals: Court of Appeal grants permission</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/care-home-refused-permission-in-challenge-to-revocation-of-sponsor-licence-for-underpaying-staff/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Care home refused permission in challenge to revocation of sponsor licence for underpaying staff</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Deportation (36:53)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/court-of-appeal-dismisses-deportation-appeal-despite-evidence-of-rehabilitation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Court of Appeal dismisses deportation appeal despite evidence of rehabilitation</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Updated (41:19)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/briefing-the-sorry-state-of-the-uk-asylum-system/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Briefing: the sorry state of the UK asylum system</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/how-to-apply-for-a-high-potential-individual-visa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Briefing: how to apply for a high potential individual visa</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/sole-responsibility-and-exclusion-undesirable/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Making sense of sole responsibility for child visas in immigration law</a></p>

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Free Movement

Immigration roundup: January 2026

FEB 5, 202643 MIN
Free Movement

Immigration roundup: January 2026

FEB 5, 202643 MIN

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<p>In Sonia&#39;s final episode, we cover the first substantive judgment concerning the use of “public order disqualification” powers in trafficking cases, an updated CPIN on Pakistan for LGBT+ people and the policy that&#39;s pushing people in conflict zones to make dangerous journeys to enrol their biometrics.</p><p>Barry covers a really important judgment on children&#39;s settlement applications (a crucial read as things may change again later this year) and Sonia highlights the dangers of the use of AI by immigration lawyers. We finish up by discussing the (little) weight that rehabilitation carries in deportation appeals.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Asylum and protection (01:17)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/refugees-at-risk-of-street-homelessness-have-until-16-january-to-extend-their-asylum-accommodation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Refugees at risk of street homelessness have until 16 January to extend their asylum accommodation</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/home-office-u-turn-over-grants-of-leave-to-trafficking-victims-after-legal-challenge/">Home Office U-turn over grants of leave to trafficking victims after legal challenge</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/high-court-finds-the-home-secretarys-approach-to-making-public-order-disqualification-decisions-is-unlawful/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">High Court finds the Home Secretary’s approach to making public order disqualification decisions is unlawful</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/concerns-raised-about-changes-to-home-offices-country-evidence-on-pakistan-for-lgbt-people/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Concerns raised about changes to Home Office’s country evidence on Pakistan for LGBT+ people</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/the-home-offices-unsafe-journeys-policy-is-dangerous/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Home Office’s unsafe journeys policy is dangerous</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Child settlement applications (13:53)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/important-court-of-appeal-ruling-on-childrens-settlement-applications/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Important Court of Appeal ruling on children’s settlement applications</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Artificial intelligence (21:00)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/briefing-ai-and-immigration-law-what-guidance-is-there-for-lawyers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Briefing: AI and immigration law – what guidance is there for lawyers?</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Windrush (25:03)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/possibility-of-legal-aid-in-some-windrush-compensation-cases-opened-up-by-court-of-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Possibility of legal aid in some Windrush compensation cases opened up by Court of Appeal</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Visit visas (26:36)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/costs-awarded-by-court-of-appeal-in-visit-visa-delay-case/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Costs awarded by Court of Appeal in visit visa delay case</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Legal Ombudsman (28:29)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/partial-success-for-immigration-barrister-in-challenge-to-legal-ombudsman-decision/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Partial success for immigration barrister in challenge to Legal Ombudsman decision</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Deprivation of citizenship (29:04)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/supreme-court-addresses-fairness-concerns-in-deprivation-appeals/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Supreme Court addresses fairness concerns in deprivation appeals</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Work routes (31:45) </strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/the-appeal-of-judicial-discretion-in-civil-penalty-appeals-court-of-appeal-grants-permission/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The appeal of judicial discretion in civil penalty appeals: Court of Appeal grants permission</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/care-home-refused-permission-in-challenge-to-revocation-of-sponsor-licence-for-underpaying-staff/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Care home refused permission in challenge to revocation of sponsor licence for underpaying staff</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Deportation (36:53)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/court-of-appeal-dismisses-deportation-appeal-despite-evidence-of-rehabilitation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Court of Appeal dismisses deportation appeal despite evidence of rehabilitation</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Updated (41:19)</strong></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/briefing-the-sorry-state-of-the-uk-asylum-system/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Briefing: the sorry state of the UK asylum system</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/how-to-apply-for-a-high-potential-individual-visa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Briefing: how to apply for a high potential individual visa</a></p><p><a href="https://freemovement.org.uk/sole-responsibility-and-exclusion-undesirable/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Making sense of sole responsibility for child visas in immigration law</a></p>