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Colin Yeo

Barrister, writer, campaigner and consultant specialising in immigration law

Author: colinyeo

Posted on 13 March 2014

Immigration barrister and blogger

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  • Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #131 11 August 2026
    Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! Andy Burnham gave a speech on social care last week, pledging a national care service and fair pay for care workers. As the Work Rights Centre pointed out, there was nothing in it about the migrant care workers who make up around a third of care workers in the UK, and […]
  • Why does a positive trafficking decision not automatically establish an asylum claim? 11 August 2026
    One misconception I come across as an immigration practitioner is that a positive trafficking decision under the National Referral Mechanism is enough to establish an asylum claim. It is not. A positive conclusive grounds decision is powerful evidence that someone has been trafficked or subjected to modern slavery. It confirms past exploitation. But it does […]
  • No eligibility under the Afghan relocation scheme for family members already safely settled outside Afghanistan 11 August 2026
    The High Court has dismissed a judicial review brought by an Afghan national who was refused relocation as an additional family member under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy. The court held that paragraph 13.3(a) of the policy requires a current assessment of risk, based on the applicant’s actual circumstances at the date of decision. […]
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