Marcela Navarrete

Lucy speaks to Marcela Navarrete, an immigration solicitor and partner at Wilsons Solicitors in Tottenham about immigration and asylum laws in the UK.

Follow the links below to learn more about these issues, legal frameworks and the corrosive effects of the UK's hostile environment policies have on our communities. 

If you are facing removal or deportation, you can find advice here.

Please note this episode was recorded before the government’s changes on to the nationality 'good character' requirement which will refuse citizenship to anyone arriving in the UK 'illegally,' regardless of how long ago this occurred. 

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