These Walls Must Fall: Sheffield
We were delighted to take part in Sheffield’s fabulous Migration Matters festival last week. We ran a two-part workshop, looking firstly at navigating the UK’s… Read more »
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Amid Europe’s deafening silence on human rights abuses, we’re here to speak out
By Alice Lucas @RefugeeData Alice is the Senior Programme Officer at the Refugee Rights Data Project (RRDP), which is dedicated to documenting human rights violations against refugees… Read more »
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Refusal of entry to the UK and re-entry bans
Under the immigration rules, there are “general grounds” under which an application to enter the UK can be refused.
In addition to the general grounds of refusal, re-entry bans are applied to certain categories of people who breached immigration law in certain ways in a previous attempt to enter or stay in the UK.
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Brexit and EEA nationals’ right to remain in the UK
Since the Brexit referendum we have, not surprisingly, been contacted by lots of people asking about the situation for European nationals and their families.
It’s been a difficult question to answer because there’s still so much uncertainty about what the legal situation will be after Brexit – it will depend on negotiations and perhaps new agreements with EEA states.
There have, however, been some really useful resources put out to explain the current situation, what may change, and what people can do to be in the strongest position possible when the UK leaves the European Union.
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Video: Preparing for the asylum interview
In Sheffield every month, Right to Remain runs information sessions with the Early Asylum Support group, to help newly arrived asylum seekers to prepare for… Read more »
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This is what solidarity sounds like.
Surviving the UK’s asylum/immigration system isn’t easy. Whether people are granted the right to remain or not, many people are scarred by the experience of… Read more »
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I grew up living like a criminal – now I’m finding my voice
by Victory Sanu-Goodness @queenvictoryy Victory Sanu-Goodness arrived in the UK at seven years old. Now 20, she is a writer, radio host, & youth activist. She co-hosts… Read more »
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General election 2017: a chance to push immigration detention to the top of the agenda
Mabel is waiting to find out if, today, she will finally find freedom. If she will get to see her daughter. If the punitive deprivation… Read more »
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School census will force children like me into the shadows
18th May is the final deadline to opt your child out of the national school census or to retract previously submitted data. See the links… Read more »
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Are refugees welcome in Britain?
A new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees has highlighted serious concerns about the difficulties faced by refugees in settling in the… Read more »
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Unsettling refugees: over seventy organisations call on Home Office to allow refugees to rebuild their lives in the UK
On 9 March 2017, new Home Office guidance on refugee leave to remain was issued. Previously, people recognised as refugees in the UK were granted… Read more »
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Mapping Dystopia: The Hidden Shame of Fortress Europe
By Marienna Pope-Weidemann, communications coordinator, Right to Remain @MariennaPW The Brexit chronicles began in shambles and false promises and no doubt the ending will be… Read more »
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