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Comments by Sanwar Ali:

Since the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg there has been a huge increase in donations to the Democratic Party.  “Progressives” raised more than $90m in 28 hours from Friday night.

By Sanwar Ali:

Update: Please note that that the start date for the Immigration Health Surcharge increase to £624 per year, in most cases, is now 27 October 2020

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It seems that Indian-American Judge Mehta thinks that this case is without merit.  Judges have different views.  Another judge may have a very different opinion given exactly the same set of circumstances.  Therefore, the success of your case may be primarily based on which judge hears your case.  One controversial aspect of the US justice system is that judges are in many cases appointed due to t

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The culture at the Home Office has to change.  If you continue to have a “hostile environment” mentality then officials will be more concerned about enforcement than treating people fairly. 

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Not surprisingly Trump visa policy is opposed via litigation through the Court system.  It was the same with Obama.  American Friends Service Committee a Quaker organisation had the following to say:

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Controversial IT company Palantir has been awarded the UK border contract.  The co-founder of Palantir Peter Thiel has in the past been a strong supporter of Trump, providing $1.25 million to his campaign in 2016.  Thiel is gay which is unusual for a Trump supporter.  The virulently