International students are often invisible victims of the Hostile Office. Their perceived temporary status and wealth to study internationally means that they are often disregarded in migrants’ rights advocacy, despite facing increasing restrictions on their immigration conditions in the UK. This is why we have conducted this research to understand how international students are treated […]
Immigration raids are a fear mechanism. They are a form of racist State intimidation and divide racialised communities. Our new Hostile Office report- Immigration Raids: An Anatomy of Racist Intimidation -dissects the secretive and opaque nature of Immigration Enforcement’s intelligence gathering, guidance on multi-agency operations and police cooperation. In addition, raids have a disproportionate impact on racialised
The Home Office is racist by design. Racism and exclusion are the basis of immigration policies in 2024. They stem from a long history of targeting ‘unwelcome’ groups of migrants based on colonial constructions of race, deservingness or who can be economically ‘useful’ to Britain. Racialised people from Britain’s former colonies being the most affected
Turkish citizens who applied for extensions to their European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) and indefinite leave to remain (ILR) are facing significant delays. Despite the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) six-month standard, MRN’s latest research found the waiting period for decisions is reaching a shocking two-year waiting period causing financial loss to visa applicants as
The Government is currently consulting on ‘reforming’ the Human Rights Act. The Human Rights Act came into force in 2000 and sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to (like the right to freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial etc). It means that public bodies
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
We all need a secure place to call home and we all want to ensure that the UK emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic as a strong, cohesive and tolerant nation on the post-Brexit world stage. This position necessitates calling on the UK to ensure fair and compassionate immigration decision-making in which the dignity and talents
In August 2020, the Migrants’ Rights Network (‘MRN’) alongside the Kanlungan Filipino Consortium (‘KFC’), the3million and Migrants at Work (MAW’) launched a survey aimed at workers who are either migrants or people of colour, who work in the South of England, London or the West Midlands, in order to understand the lived experience of those
MRN has been working with the Highly Skilled Migrants (HSMs) and their families who remain in legal limbo with no indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK. The interim report’s Executive Summary outlines some of the most concerning findings about the Home Office’ policy and decision-making and the impacts of these on people who
Covid-19 has created an unprecedented crisis and response for all affected in the UK. Yet, the government’s response has still managed to let down those most vulnerable and at risk i.e. migrants, because they do not have access to a safety net, and are being forced into destitution and hardship. In June this year, the
