Deals For Deportations “While Rwanda is fresh in the minds of many, this government is unleashing more fear on migrants in the UK through cosigning further ‘migration partnerships’. On 4 July, Priti Patel signed a new deal with Nigeria to speed up deportations and tackle so-called ‘illegal immigration’, and rubber stamped this by deporting 13 […]
The biggest and most saddening news of the past week has been the passing of the Nationality and Borders Bill into law. It cannot be understated how much harm these laws will inflict on refugees and their communities, as well as slowly eroding the UK’s moral, ethical, and legal obligations to protect those who seek
Statement from Fizza Qureshi, CEO of MRN: ” Over the past few months, European countries have been embracing Ukrainian refugees, who are being welcomed and warmly received. Mainland European governments have significantly relaxed entry requirements to enable Ukrainians to cross borders as speedily as possible, which is unarguably the correct way to respond to this
Ukraine Message from our Chief Executive, Fizza Qureshi: “Like many of you, our thoughts today are dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war. Some of you may be desperately worrying about loved ones caught up in the conflict; others are working hard to support people already in this country or who may be arriving soon. None of
The Nationality and Borders Bill continues to make its way through Parliament. We’ve been focusing on Clause 9: the Government’s attempt to widen their deprivation of citizenship powers so that they are no longer obliged to notify someone before making a deprivation order (you can read more about the issue, and our work to oppose
Today the Nationality and Borders Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords. As many of you will know, the Bill contains a whole host of deeply troubling Government proposals for changes to the asylum and immigration system in the UK, including allowing the ‘push back’ of boats crossing the English Channel, using
This past year has been hard for everyone, but none more so than the marginalised and minoritised communities in the UK, many of whom are migrants. We couldn’t have helped these communities without our supporters and funders. Thank you so much for standing with us to fight for the rights of migrants. Part of our
The tragedy of the 27 people that died navigating the treacherous channel crossing was etched in our minds as we reflected on writing this piece. The UK Government’s response to such a needless loss of life made clear that they are neither genuine nor committed to ensuring people are able to seek safety and sanctuary
A public consultation ‘Data: A New Direction’ was launched last month with immense changes proposed that will undoubtedly undermine equal opportunities and lead to further discrimination for migrants. We are currently working on our consultation response to highlight how harmful we believe these proposals to be. First and foremost, the new plans propose to impose
