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The month of Immigration Highs & Lows
May has seen expected disappointments, climb downs, shock and us uttering the words ‘YES!’ in relation to immigration but at least we have had some glorious weather. This was the month which bore the dreaded return of the Immigration Bill to Parliament with a flurry, and we witnessed its unfortunate passing at its second reading.…
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Letter to MHCLG: Supporting homeless migrants during the pandemic
Today with the Public Interest Law Centre, we wrote to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick MP to express concerns that not enough is being done by MHCLG to ensure that all homeless people, regardless of immigration status, can access the accommodation and support they need during the Covid-19 pandemic. In our…
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Local Authorities, homeless migrants and families & Covid-19
On 20 March, along with Public Interest Law Centre and Project 17 and over fifty other organisations, we wrote to local authorities in England demanding that they take urgent steps to protect and support vulnerable migrants, particularly those with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, during the Coronavirus…