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Communicating with your lawyer

March 1, 2016

Understanding the asylum and immigration system, and your own legal case, is more important than ever. Cuts to legal aid (free, government-funded legal representation) mean that more and more people have no lawyer at all and are forced to navigate this very complicated system without legal representation.

Even if you have a lawyer, it’s important to understand your own legal case – this is your case and your life and you need to keep track of what is happening and whether the lawyer is doing the things they should be.

CARDIFF: workshop on mutual aid, self-help and seeking the right to remain

February 25, 2016

News

The policies and procedures of the UK’s asylum and immigration system are increasingly complicated, with many people forced to navigate them alone, unable to access… Read more »

Country Information: unreliable evidence

February 12, 2016

News

“totally lacking credibility … an undergraduate would be failed for this sort of thing.” An independent inspector’s report has criticised the use of country information… Read more »

Asylum in the UK: ‘room for improvement’ is putting it mildly

February 11, 2016

News

At Right to Remain, we’re always out and about across the UK, meeting with and running workshops for the groups in our network. This means… Read more »

“To Restore Hope to People”: Detention debated in the Immigration Bill, House of Lords Committee Stage

February 10, 2016

News

Reblogged from the Detention Forum Committee Stage in the House of Lords on Monday 1st February 2016 was the first opportunity Parliament had to consider… Read more »

Immigration detention of vulnerable people ‘an affront to civilised values’

January 18, 2016

News

Re-blogged – originally published by Detention Action on January 15th, 2016 Home Secretary’s own review finds immigration detention of vulnerable people ‘an affront to civilised… Read more »

Do-It-Yourself fresh claims

January 11, 2016

Legal Updates

For people who have been refused asylum, and had their appeal to the Tribunal dismissed, a fresh claim for asylum, with new evidence or new grounds, can be the route to sanctuary, to regularisation of status.

There are limits and difficulties in doing this yourself, or helping someone if you are not a lawyer, but there are some aspects where community supporters can really help.

Light vs dark, humanity vs inhumanity: Unlocking Detention 2015

January 8, 2016

News

This piece, written by Lisa Matthews of Right to Remain, was originally published by Open Democracy 50:50. Life in UK’s indefinite immigration detention regime evokes… Read more »

Calais refugee rights workshops

December 16, 2015

News

Last week, Right to Remain ran some ‘know your rights’ workshops in the Calais refugee camp known as the “jungle”. Calais is an historic port… Read more »

Diary of a Dungavel Detention

December 7, 2015

News

This blog post was written for Unlocking Detention by Alison Phipps. Alison is Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Glasgow, and… Read more »

Immigration Bill 2015: a very grey cloud, but with faint silver linings?

December 2, 2015

News

Yesterday, the 2015 Immigration Bill reached the report stage, at which proposed amendments were debated and voted on. The Bill Let’s start with something simple.… Read more »

Strategic Legal Fund – for vulnerable young migrants

November 30, 2015

Legal Updates

The Strategic Legal Fund awards grants to fund strategic legal work in any area of law where vulnerable young migrants experience disadvantage or discrimination as a result of migration status. It only supports work which has a reasonable prospect of making changes to law, policy or practice which will benefit a significant number of young migrants.