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
It’s October and the month to pay special attention to the UK’s Black History. Whilst we want it to be a celebratory moment and one where we learn from the Black communities, we do want to share a more sombre point with regards to those still affected by the Windrush Compensation Scheme. There are still many
Can a crisis be solved by short-term visa’s? In a case of déjà vu, the government announced its emergency visa/short-term visa scheme. This time the plan is to recruit migrant workers to drive our trucks- putting fuel in our cars and food on our table. If urging migrants to come and work in the UK
Over the last week we have spoken to ITV News on the mental health support for Afghan refugees coming into the UK. We spoke on the need for appropriate mental health provision for Afghan refugees. We need this Gov to scrap the Borders Bill which will only be detrimental to mental health of asylum seekers
We are looking for individuals to join our pool of Mentors(Volunteer) to help us to build our new mentoring scheme. We welcome applications from across the UK, as all mentoring will be via online platforms. Throughout the year, we occasionally host training programmes for migrant communities focused on topics like leadership, rights, and advocacy. We
Last month has taken us on a serious rollercoaster of emotions that we are all still reeling from to be honest. In preparation for Windrush Day on June 22nd, we celebrated this year by protesting outside Downing Street and asking for the Windrush Compensation Scheme to be removed from the hands of the Home Office,
