This is the first successful judicial review of a UK government algorithmic decision-making system.
Foxglove is supporting the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) to challenge the Home Office’s use of a secret algorithm that effectively gives “Speedy Boarding” for a visa to white people.
Today Foxglove launched our first legal challenge in the UK! We’ve teamed up with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants to challenge the Home Office’s computer algorithm for making decisions about visitor visa applications.