by CORPORATE WATCH Theresa May’s anti-migrant “Hostile Environment” policies caused misery for years before hitting the news over the Windrush scandal. And they are part of a longer trend. Labour governments passed five major immigration acts in 1999-2009. These dramatically expanded the detention and deportation system, and cut away asylum rights. Yet, after 20 years […]
The APPG on Migration has published an expert briefing on the Windrush issue, providing legal and historical background to recent headlines. UK residents who arrived in the UK before 1973 and who have a legitimate right to live in the UK have been caught up in the ‘hostile environment’ created by the 2014 and 2016
Figures released last month show that nearly half of initial asylum decisions by the Home Office are later overturned through the appeals process. The number of appeals being upheld has increased over the last three years. This has prompted the Law Society to issue a strongly-worded statement claiming that the current system “undermines the rule
Gherson immigration specialists write that NHS bosses have attributed worsening staff rota gaps and patient waiting times to an increase in the number of doctors who are being refused permission to work in the UK. Healthcare trust leaders have written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and wrote to former Home Secretary Amber Rudd in an
The International Crisis Group’s latest Crisis Watch update highlights continuing conflicts as well as looming threats which are causing mass population displacement. Deteriorated Situations: Central African Republic, Somalia, Nigeria, Taiwan Strait, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nicaragua, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, Libya Conflict Risk Alerts: Burundi, Central African Republic, Israel/Palestine, Yemen Resolution Opportunities: None April saw the conflict in
Non-profit cooperative Corporate Watch published a new report examining what drives UK’s hostile environment policies. Titled “Who is immigration policy for?” (linked to the full report; a summary is also available), the report dissects the rationale behind the current migrant-hostile policies, which could be traced back to before Theresa May’s administration, to being part of
by RITA CHADHA Much has been made of Sajid Javid being the first ethnic/black Home Secretary. Indeed, his appointment – aside from providing a symbolic U-turn from the Windrush cul-de-sac the government finds itself down – is hugely significant, as it provides a fresh canvas upon which to draw new, humane immigration policy. In theory,
The event Poland, Polarisation and the Diaspora Community in the UK was rich in academic critique and lived experience. What was surprising, and maybe, upon reflection, also refreshing, was to hear and see a community and history being discussed without reference to its immigration status. But as the conference drew on, it was noticeable that
On Tuesday, NELMA and the Unity Project (supported by MRN) co-hosted a meeting with a wide range of stakeholders concerned about No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The meeting was packed to the rim with people who have suffered and are suffering currently as a result of the NRPF condition, along with support organisations, legal
There was a buzz of activity at PICUM’s General Assembly two weeks ago, with key discussions including possible threats to civil society and how to cope with the hostile realities of European Governments’ dogged opposition to migration. The Hungarian situation The situation in Hungary is one of the most alarming. Civil society organisations are facing
