2025

Government signals clamp down on international students’ asylum claims

Blanket bans on international students claiming asylum from certain nationalities is discrimination. In the immediate aftermath of Reform’s gains in England’s local elections in early May, the Government’s recent proposals to clamp down on the right to claim asylum, signal an ever-increasing dedication to be the “toughest” party on migration, with complete disregard to the […]

Anti-imperialism and migrant worker liberation

– a blog for International Workers Day “The state is creating what I call an international human supply chain. So a supply chain of overseas workers to the UK…So called “safe and legal” migration routes are not really safe. They have become safe for the perpetrators of these criminal offences because they are using the

Sev: Why I chose to fundraise for MRN

Hi! My name is Sev, and so far, I’ve raised about £1,500 for the Migrants’ Rights Network, and I’ll be running in the London Marathon representing them. That’s amazing! How has your fundraising journey been going so far? We’ve hosted some really fun fundraising events, including a pub quiz in which 50 people turned up

Film Screening and Panel: The UK’s AI Border

Key information Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 Time: 18:30 – 20:30. Doors open at 6pm. Location: The Folkestone Bookshop, 70-72 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JP About this event Folkestone and the surrounding area in Kent has become a testing ground for Britain’s increasingly militarised borders. The Migrants’ Rights Network is proud to host a film screening

Community Organising for Migration Narrative Change

Full title Community Organising for Migration Narrative Change: strategies and approaches Key information Date: 5 June Time: 9.30am- 5pm Location: Lift Islington, 45 White Lion St, N1 9PW Event description How do we challenge harmful migration narratives—and what does it take to build something better? Join the Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN) and the Migration & Border Violence Participatory

Trans liberation now

Today’s Supreme Court ruling is deeply disturbing, and our solidarity goes out to trans communities across the UK, including migrant and racialised trans communities. This ruling comes amidst an increasingly hostile environment for migrants, trans people, and trans migrant communities living at the intersections of racism, Islamophobia and transphobia, as border regimes, the detention estate

Aisha: Why I chose to fundraise for MRN

Hi everyone, my name is Aisha and last weekend I ran the Brighton Marathon for Migrants’ Rights Network. So far I’ve raised £853 for the brilliant work that the organisation does. How did running the Brighton Marathon go? This was my first marathon, and whilst it was very difficult and the hills of Brighton certainly

Protection Not Punishment- April 2025 Newsletter

sign up to our newsletter Dear supporters, On 31 March, the UK hosted the “Organised Immigration Crime” Summit. Over 40 countries and organisations attended this Summit to hear the Government do what it does best: brag about deportations and workplace enforcement. Alongside the general anti-migrant discourse, there was a particularly misguided focus on “people smugglers”

“Good Character Requirement” Resources

The good character requirement has been updated on 10th February 2025 to block some refugees from naturalising as British citizens if their entry to the UK was criminalised, i.e. they did not arrive with the required immigration documentation, such as a visa or electronic travel authorisation (ETA). This specifically applies to people who traveled to the UK

Fees are increasing: visas, passport renewals and ETAs

On 9th April 2025, the cost of many visas and other fees related to international travel will increase. What costs are increasing? The costs of most visa applications will increase, alongside applying for or renewing a British passport and the ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation). The changes apply to applications from both inside and outside of

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