Editorials, guest pieces, analyses, events and updates from the Migrants’ Rights Network, addressing key issues in migration policy, the migration/refugee sector, and the struggles for equality, justice and dignity more broadly.
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 […]
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the beginning of the Hostile Environment. We must therefore reflect on its legacy, + on the history that made it possible…
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
The overall aim of the London Project is to reduce discrimination experienced by migrants. We work across London to uphold and strengthen the rights of all migrants, regardless of their immigration status. We do this primarily by: 1. Improving skills and abilities amongst migrants to advocate at a local level 2. Strengthening London-wide infrastructure for
In the shadow of the Sewell report on race and ethnic disparity and Home Office’s internal work to ensure that the discrimination found in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review happen ‘never again’, the Government’s 19 April response in the House of Lords on the Highly Skilled migrants seems to be unwilling to even acknowledge the
Join the Migrants’ Rights Network on a six-session leadership programme for migrants and refugees who are campaigning or want to campaign on issues that impact them. We’ll explore our own stories, learn how the current system works and our rights, and develop skills to help us advocate for ourselves and our communities. We will use
New Report: Highly Skilled Migrants: Indefinite Leave to Remain Refusals & Covid-19 Realities The criminalisation of the UK’s Highly Skilled Migrants (HSMs) and implications for wider migrant communities. After 10+ years of building a life in the UK, the Home Office decided that many HSMs – all migrants of colour – were of ‘bad character’
This is MRN’s official response to the Home Office: The statement from Kevin Foster, minister for future borders and immigration, in your article (Skilled Commonwealth migrants still facing ‘unlawful’ deportation, 26 January) shows that the Home Office is worryingly out of touch with the realities faced by those denied leave to remain in the UK
Nearly two years after government decision to strip highly skilled people of their rights was ruled to be ‘legally flawed’, dozens remain trapped in destitution, new report finds Highly skilled people in the UK who were forced to abandon their careers due to a legally flawed government decision are living in destitution and at risk
This week (8th Feb 2021), MRN met with the Challenging Immigration Raids lawyers’ network. This network convened in 2018 and comprises lawyers and activists collaborating on advice, strategies and legal support for those subjected to immigration raids. We hold meetings quarterly, and have developed a referral system for individuals subjected to raids to reach lawyers
