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Linda's mother is an immigrant in Hungary from the former German Democratic Republic, a country which doesn't exist anymore. It's important to remember today that it's not only people who move - it's also borders. #MigrantsDay Linda smiling. Text on phot...
"I first moved to the UK from Hungary in 2013 as a student. Being the first one in my family to go to university — thanks to my parents’ hard work and sacrifices — it doesn’t escape me what a privilege this is." Image
"The day the UK left the EU, I was working in Brussels for a UK Member of the European Parliament. Brexit meant that our contracts ended, the Union Jack was pulled down, and we had to leave."

Read Linda's story:
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As we celebrate International #MigrantsDay, we find strength in our shared struggles and the power of our communities.

#ItTakesACommunity

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Dec 21
📢 BREAKING: The High Court has ruled the Government’s implementation of the EU Settlement Scheme is unlawful.

In a significant judgment the court protects citizens’ rights and agrees with the @IMA_CitRights challenge to the Scheme. Image
First, the court ruled people with pre-settled status cannot lose their residence rights under the Withdrawal Agreement just because they don’t make a second application to the EU Settlement Scheme before the expiry of their pre-settled status.
Second, people with pre-settled status should not be denied permanent residence rights under the Withdrawal Agreement once they have reached 5 years’ lawful residence just because they don’t make a second application for settled status.
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Aug 10
It is very disappointing to see the focus today on a very small minority of EU Settlement Scheme cases where marriages have been found to be disingenuous, rather than the thousands of families who are being split apart by the Home Office. 🧵
There have been 490,030 applications made by non-EEA citizens to the #EUSS, most of whom are EU citizens' family members.

The article today shared that the Home Office claimed 365 cases of disingenuous marriages. Even out of these, we know some decisions are overturned on appeal
However, the Home Office is denying rights to hundreds of thousands of people who are unable to join their family members, due to the paranoia induced by this very small number of cases, as well as the overall hostile environment towards immigration.
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Aug 9
The EU Settlement Scheme backlog of applications is still flatlining. At the end of June, 225,400 applications are pending a decision. Some have been in limbo for over a year.
Behind every pending case, there is a person waiting for their future to be decided by the Home Office. Graph showing the backlog of applications to the EU Settleme
"We are currently dealing with the unprecedented demand from EUSS applications," a Home Office spokesperson has said.

How is a relatively steady number of late applications, family members' applications and upgrades from pre-settled to settled status "unprecedented demand"?
Nearly 37% of June's decisions resulted in no status. We know late applications are more likely to be complex, as people could struggle to gather required evidence or have more difficult life circumstances.
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Jun 8
📢Last night the House of Lords emphatically passed a motion of regret on another 2.5 million people now being subject to digital-ONLY right to work/rent checks, without assessing the impact on affected citizens, and without heeding clear warnings from earlier assessments.

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The debate lasted over an hour with contributions across the political spectrum.

We highlight just a few here, but you can watch the full debate here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/e8…,

or read it here: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2022-06-…(PersonalAndPremisesLicen
The debate was tabled and opened by @nickclancarty.

He explains myriad problems with digital-only, and highlights there has been no consultation with the anti-trafficking sector (h/t @ATLEUnit).

He is not anti digital, but says a physical backup is essential and fundamental.
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Jun 8
Another @repubblica article from @antoguerrera about our staff members who were recently faced with demands for additional ID to be able to return to their home in the UK, with new information on the situation.

repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/0…
(For context - this is what happened last week to our colleagues @_andreeatweets and @LaraCParizotto: )
In @repubblica's earlier article by @antoguerrera, the Home Office had replied it had nothing to do with these additional checks requested by airlines such as @Ryanair and @easyJet repubblica.it/esteri/2022/06…
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Jun 6
The @IMA_CitRights has today announced their inquiry into the @ukhomeoffice delayed issuing of Certificates of Application.

We have flagged this as an issue with serious implications since April 2021.

Here is the latest from @gallardo_ortega:
politico.eu/article/uk-hom… /1
Since last year, we have received numerous reports of people losing work, housing, access to health care, and more.

We were so concerned about the issue of delays we dedicated a report in November 2021 to it: the3million.org.uk/ima-report-nov… /2
Proof of your application is vital to living in the UK.

It's so important that the Withdrawal Agreement requires them to be issued immediately once you submit your application.

Despite this, the UK is slow to issue certificates causing so many problems for people. /3
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