Sonia L
Immigration lawyer about town. Migrant. Queer. She/her. Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thoughtsonimmig…
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- Reposted by Sonia LThis is homelessness by design. It has to end - extending the move on period to allow more time for people to find accommodation is essential, as is fixing the flaws in the system that leave people without support as soon as they are recognised as deserving protection www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Sonia LOrdinary young people with ambitions and hopes. Imagine if they had been able to travel by plane, train or ferry as we take for granted. Cause of death: being prevented from travelling by normal means
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- Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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- Reposted by Sonia LMore than 30 people trying to reach Britain in a small boat were left to drown over several harrowing hours because of failures by rescue authorities, an inquiry has found The incident in November 2021 is the deadliest known small boat disaster in the English Channel www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
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- Reposted by Sonia L5 years is not "quite short". those 5 years cost us about fourteen grand, three horrendously stressful applications, and (for example) a full half decade where nobody would offer us a mortgage because my wife only had temporary residency, so we had to keep paying a fortune in rent instead
- The Home Secretary several times says she thinks 5 years is "quite short" and "quite quick". Views differ - but the BSA finds that the general public tend to see 5 years as fair: over 80% of people tend to think 5 years is fair natcen.ac.uk/publications...
- I have done my organisational response to the consultation and have referenced this research. One week to go people! (still need to do one on my own behalf)
- Reposted by Sonia LDo they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment? "Pull factors" on steroids. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- Oh my god George Fouracres is BRILLIANT!!!
- Reposted by Sonia LWe @foxglovelegal.bsky.social have called on the govt to release info about Lord Mandelson’s links with US tech giant Palantir and its growing number of uk govt contracts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Cloudy February day in Dunsborough > cloudy February day in London
- Reposted by Sonia LKelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas. Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member. We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
- Reposted by Sonia LApparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
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- An anniversary that had completely (and thankfully) passed me by until I received this ☠️☠️☠️
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- Reposted by Sonia LLiam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs “This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
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- Reposted by Sonia LBoy it's a good thing the UK government isn't up to its eyes in deals with the company founded by one of these guys
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- Reposted by Sonia LIt’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
- Reposted by Sonia LICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
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- Reposted by Sonia LThe UK Government has announced the biggest overhaul to the immigration system in 50 years, making it harder for people to settle in the UK. There is a public consultation on the proposed changes. This is an opportunity to share your views on these plans and influence decision-making.
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- Reposted by Sonia LCarlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in Australian Open final to complete career grand slam
- very un-Australian to cheer that man imo
- Reposted by Sonia LToday I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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- "we won’t back down from legitimate reporting just because someone doesn’t find that reporting flattering." 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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- Reposted by Sonia LHumane and sensible step move by Spain in facilitating irregular migrants and asylum seekers to move to work with decent pay, social security and tax payments. Predictably the right is grumbling - unlike the UK, the govt isn’t allowing this to set their policies www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Reposted by Sonia L‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty
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