Sonia L
@sonial77.bsky.social
Human rights lawyer. Migrant. Queer. Raspberry farmer. Personal account, obvs. She/her
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Sonia L
@sonial77.bsky.social
· Nov 13
My spirit animal joins us (and I am particularly feeling him this week)!
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Judges are also questioning source for assertion on the home secretary's side that the "loss of revenue caused by the group’s direct action to be in excess of hundreds of millions of pounds"
Dame Victoria Sharp says she cannot find a source for that figure, Sir James says he will look
Dame Victoria Sharp says she cannot find a source for that figure, Sir James says he will look
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Judges are also questioning source for assertion on the home secretary's side that the "loss of revenue caused by the group’s direct action to be in excess of hundreds of millions of pounds"
Dame Victoria Sharp says she cannot find a source for that figure, Sir James says he will look
Dame Victoria Sharp says she cannot find a source for that figure, Sir James says he will look
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The quarterly immigration system statistics are out, covering the period ending September 2025: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2025
Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
www.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The quarterly immigration system statistics are out, covering the period ending September 2025: www.gov.uk/government/s...
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A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
SRA urged to take action as we reveal solicitor has ‘purposely frustrated’ investigation
Solicitor Andrew Jonathan Milne delayed an official investigation into his alleged professional misconduct by overwhelming the regulator with complaints and threatening them with two injunctions se…
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
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oh, speaking of Da Movies - Picturehouse is doing a sale on its yearly memberships, most of them are 40% off; can't recommend it enough tbh, have been a member for years and it's what drags me to the cinema so often
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
oh, speaking of Da Movies - Picturehouse is doing a sale on its yearly memberships, most of them are 40% off; can't recommend it enough tbh, have been a member for years and it's what drags me to the cinema so often
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The easiest thing the Labour government could've done on immigration: Just take credit for numbers that are falling anyway! You don't need to change anything!
Instead, the way they've talked about migration has allowed the public to think immigration is going *up*.
Utter political incompetence.
Instead, the way they've talked about migration has allowed the public to think immigration is going *up*.
Utter political incompetence.
Most of the public think net migration increased last year, when in fact numbers halved.
New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
New findings from the Ipsos/British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Just 1 in 6 realise it was down
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The easiest thing the Labour government could've done on immigration: Just take credit for numbers that are falling anyway! You don't need to change anything!
Instead, the way they've talked about migration has allowed the public to think immigration is going *up*.
Utter political incompetence.
Instead, the way they've talked about migration has allowed the public to think immigration is going *up*.
Utter political incompetence.
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Thinking of #Christmas gifts?
Purchase a beautiful & delicious box of macaroons that supports two causes at once: #LGBTQI fleeing persecution & young people with complex needs.The perfect gift.
A partnership between Miss Macaroon & @microrainbow.org
Pre-orders👇
missmacaroon.co.uk/products/chr...
Purchase a beautiful & delicious box of macaroons that supports two causes at once: #LGBTQI fleeing persecution & young people with complex needs.The perfect gift.
A partnership between Miss Macaroon & @microrainbow.org
Pre-orders👇
missmacaroon.co.uk/products/chr...
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Thinking of #Christmas gifts?
Purchase a beautiful & delicious box of macaroons that supports two causes at once: #LGBTQI fleeing persecution & young people with complex needs.The perfect gift.
A partnership between Miss Macaroon & @microrainbow.org
Pre-orders👇
missmacaroon.co.uk/products/chr...
Purchase a beautiful & delicious box of macaroons that supports two causes at once: #LGBTQI fleeing persecution & young people with complex needs.The perfect gift.
A partnership between Miss Macaroon & @microrainbow.org
Pre-orders👇
missmacaroon.co.uk/products/chr...
Srsly what is going on here
Back to the asylum page, the Home Office continues to weirdly fail to acknowledge that they have failed to publish data on claims based on sexual orientation this year
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Srsly what is going on here
The sigh I just sighed... Here we go!
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The sigh I just sighed... Here we go!
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“Labour risks treating compassion as weakness and cruelty as the only credible currency of control. That is not pragmatism; that is capitulation. This is the moment when the Labour government — and the party as a whole — must reckon with its own soul.“
Mahmood’s Immigration Plan Breaks Labour’s Promises
Shabana Mahmood’s newly unveiled asylum and returns policy is being sold as a moment of ‘restoring order’. In truth, it marks a profound retreat from the humane, pragmatic approach Labour promised vot...
www.hrw.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Labour risks treating compassion as weakness and cruelty as the only credible currency of control. That is not pragmatism; that is capitulation. This is the moment when the Labour government — and the party as a whole — must reckon with its own soul.“
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Pope: AI won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.
AI: There is no Pope.
AI: There is no Pope.
I thought I might try the same experiment with a bit more context, and - I dunno - it seems to have stumbled a bit with the basic facts…
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Pope: AI won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.
AI: There is no Pope.
AI: There is no Pope.
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Great to hear Rachel Reeves acknowledge that "there are many reasons why people choose to have children then find themselves in difficult times. The death of a partner. Separation. Ill health. A lost job. I don’t believe that children should bear the brunt of that."
So why should migrant children?
So why should migrant children?
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great to hear Rachel Reeves acknowledge that "there are many reasons why people choose to have children then find themselves in difficult times. The death of a partner. Separation. Ill health. A lost job. I don’t believe that children should bear the brunt of that."
So why should migrant children?
So why should migrant children?
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OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
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After a year trying to persuade this government that migrant children also do not deserve to live in poverty, I can confirm that they know their policies cause poverty - especially for children - and they don’t care.
The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
After a year trying to persuade this government that migrant children also do not deserve to live in poverty, I can confirm that they know their policies cause poverty - especially for children - and they don’t care.
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Really just fantastic reporting by @matinastevis.bsky.social today: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
She Tried to Leave America. She Entered an Immigration Hall of Mirrors.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Really just fantastic reporting by @matinastevis.bsky.social today: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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Many people are refused asylum because the system fails them. To succeed, they often have to go back and undo what went wrong. Making a new claim can require lawyers prepared to unpack the case from its beginning but not many are able to do that and legal aid is not available in many cases
So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Many people are refused asylum because the system fails them. To succeed, they often have to go back and undo what went wrong. Making a new claim can require lawyers prepared to unpack the case from its beginning but not many are able to do that and legal aid is not available in many cases
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‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against her
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
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So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
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RCUSA strongly condemns administration’s sweeping review of over 200,000 resettled refugees. Reopening these cases is a cruel exercise and wasteful of governmental resources.
Read more here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
Read more here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
RCUSA strongly condemns administration’s sweeping review of over 200,000 resettled refugees. Reopening these cases is a cruel exercise and wasteful of governmental resources.
Read more here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
Read more here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
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Last week the Government announced changes to settlement, turning the lives of millions of people upside down. Here's what we know so far 👉 www.praxis.org.uk/news/explain...
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Explainer: statement and consultation on “earned settlement” — Praxis
On Thursday 20th November, the government published a statement and a consultation on their planned changes to settlement in the UK (also known as indefinite leave to remain or ILR). In sh...
www.praxis.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Last week the Government announced changes to settlement, turning the lives of millions of people upside down. Here's what we know so far 👉 www.praxis.org.uk/news/explain...
Created with @gmiau.bsky.social
Created with @gmiau.bsky.social
Reflections on last week...
New from Free Movement: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #96 | Sonia Lenegan
Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #96 - Free Movement
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!
freemovement.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Reflections on last week...
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By coincidence, I took a screen shot of this tweet by the Lord chancellor and justice secretary David Lammy, in 2020 when he was in opposition.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
By coincidence, I took a screen shot of this tweet by the Lord chancellor and justice secretary David Lammy, in 2020 when he was in opposition.
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🌈Vote for Micro Rainbow!🌈
Our powerful short film Who’s There has been nominated for the #SmileyCFA film awards and we need YOUR support to win!
Cast your vote today and help us support #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/whos-t...
Our powerful short film Who’s There has been nominated for the #SmileyCFA film awards and we need YOUR support to win!
Cast your vote today and help us support #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/whos-t...
Who's There?
The Smiley Charity Film Awards is the world’s biggest campaign to promote cause-based films. Nearly half a million members of the public have voted in the…
smileycharityfilmawards.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🌈Vote for Micro Rainbow!🌈
Our powerful short film Who’s There has been nominated for the #SmileyCFA film awards and we need YOUR support to win!
Cast your vote today and help us support #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/whos-t...
Our powerful short film Who’s There has been nominated for the #SmileyCFA film awards and we need YOUR support to win!
Cast your vote today and help us support #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/whos-t...
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The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
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The 28-day move-on period resumed on 1st September, giving newly accepted refugees four weeks until eviction. New Horizon Youth Centre saw 56 new people in October looking for support after being evicted from Home Office accommodation – a fifth higher than the previous month.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The 28-day move-on period resumed on 1st September, giving newly accepted refugees four weeks until eviction. New Horizon Youth Centre saw 56 new people in October looking for support after being evicted from Home Office accommodation – a fifth higher than the previous month.
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Labour's slap dash approach to asylum policy - specifically, halving the the time limit for newly accepted refugees to leave Home Office accommodation - is leaving people at risk of homelessness, exploitation and far-right violence
✍️ @cjayanetti.bsky.social
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
✍️ @cjayanetti.bsky.social
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Labour's slap dash approach to asylum policy - specifically, halving the the time limit for newly accepted refugees to leave Home Office accommodation - is leaving people at risk of homelessness, exploitation and far-right violence
✍️ @cjayanetti.bsky.social
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
✍️ @cjayanetti.bsky.social
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...