'I'm a victim of slavery but I'm just seen as an immigration problem' (The Guardian) (1 August 2019)

Trainee solicitor Chloe Chiu’s client is featured in The Guardian. The client, Nancy Esiovwa, is a victim of slavery who was held as a slave in a family house in Bedfordshire after being trafficked to the UK from Nigeria. After being identified as a victim of slavery she was left without any support, became homeless and faced violence and assault. The Home Office turned down her application for asylum and refused to grant her leave to remain. She now lives in fear of immigration detention or being sent back to Nigeria the same country to which her traffickers, who have threatened to kill her, have returned. Esiovwa is taking the Home Office to court of its decision to deny her discretionary leave as a conclusive victim of trafficking, despite evidence that she has required on-going counselling, mental health services, and specialist support as a victim of modern slavery and sexual abuse. Chloe had main conduct of this case under the supervision of Vilash Gami and Zofia Duszynska.