Recent weeks have seen the possibility of the Government acquiescing to former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s dreams of introducing digital ID, while the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended against further increases to the family visa income threshold. Digital ID cards Home Secretary Yvette Cooper appeared to come round to the idea as a response […]
This is a letter apologising to migrants, including refugees, and all migratised people acknowledging that we haven’t done enough to end the dehumanising narratives. The past few years has really seen a turn for the worse for migrants, including refugees and racialised communities. It doesn’t matter how long you have been living here or whether
Joint statement: Solidarity with the people of Ballymena and Northern Ireland/North of Ireland As organisations working for the rights of migrants and anti-racist groups working in the local community, we stand in solidarity with the people of the North of Ireland/Northern Ireland. Fascist violence has erupted following the weaponisation of sexual violence in Ballymena. Rather
Dear supporters, May was another month where migrants’ rights came under attack in the form of the new Immigration White Paper This time, the Prime Minister tried to justify another round of harsh immigration proposals in an already infamous ‘island of strangers’ speech – a nod to Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ tirade. The Immigration
Updates (19 August 2025) This is based on an online briefing delivered by Syed Naqvi and Sonali Naik KC on 01 April 2025. It is intended to provide general information on the changes to the policy guidance and is not legal advice. This factsheet has been put together to address the updates to the ‘Nationality:
We support calls from sex workers and sex worker advocacy organisations for the full decriminalisation of sex work. In our support for decriminalisation, we join calls from sex worker organisations in rejecting the Nordic (‘End Demand’) model and ‘legalisation’ of sex work. These carceral measures simply enable punitive measures and State regulation in addition to creating
by Migrants’ Rights Network’s Queer Staff Pride Month isn’t about ‘integration’ or rainbow capitalism. It’s about radical queer joy, rage and resistance. As a majority-queer migrants’ rights charity, we are at the forefront of the growing political attacks on migrants and queer communities, specifically trans+ people. Every June, we call for the true origins of
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
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
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
