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Hostile Office Weekly: Immigration data, an EU deal and vulnerability
Last week began with the announcement of a deal being struck between the UK and the EU, and ended with the release of some revealing reports from the Government into the vulnerabilities, needs of and support for people seeking asylum. In the wake of the Immigration White Paper, the Government also published new Immigration statistics…
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White Paper Proposals Slam the Door on International Students
In mid-May, the Government published a raft of new proposals that included discriminatory measures to prevent those with Pakistani, Nigerian and Sri Lankan nationalities from acquiring international student visas, based on the Government’s demonising assessments that these nationalities are more likely to ‘abuse’ the system by claiming asylum. A member of our community who came…
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Menstrual Health Day 2025: Enforced period poverty and the Hostile Environment
Nisaba x Migrants’ Rights Network Stigma and shame around periods is alive and kicking. Combined with the escalating cost-of-living and the Hostile Environment, migrants (particularly those with no recourse to public funds or in the asylum system) are facing enforced period poverty. As part of Migrants’ Rights Network’s Gender, Queerness and Migration campaign, we’re interested…