30-06-2025
Windrush man's daughter can take her case to Court of Appeal
A woman whose father came to the UK as part of the Windrush generation has been given permission to go to the Court of Appeal in an attempt to stay in the Hippolyte was denied indefinite leave to remain (ILR) by the Home Office on the basis she had not been a continuous resident in the UK since her arrival in Hippolyte originally came to the UK from St Lucia as a 17-year-old student in 2000, but left in 2002 to comply with immigration rules after her student visa sister and two brothers were all allowed to stay in the UK under the Windrush Scheme - Ms Hippolyte's lawyers argue her case is the same.
Ms Hippolyte's legal team argued that as the underlying purpose of the continuous residency rule was to show "strong and subsisting ties" to the UK, the Home Office should have exercised discretion to disapply the rule on the basis that Ms Hippolyte demonstrated her strong and subsisting ties to the UK in other ways. These included her history of previous visits to the UK, her children being born in the UK and her eldest child attending school in the UK.
Ms Hippolyte said she was "encouraged" by the court's recognition that the issues raised deserve full consideration. She added: "This appeal represents a chance to challenge what I believe was a serious injustice, and I am grateful for the chance to have my voice heard."
