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 »
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Country Information: unreliable evidence
“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 »
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Asylum in the UK: ‘room for improvement’ is putting it mildly
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 »
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“To Restore Hope to People”: Detention debated in the Immigration Bill, House of Lords Committee Stage
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 »
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Immigration detention of vulnerable people ‘an affront to civilised values’
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 »
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Do-It-Yourself fresh claims
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.
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Light vs dark, humanity vs inhumanity: Unlocking Detention 2015
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 »
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Calais refugee rights workshops
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 »
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Diary of a Dungavel Detention
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 »
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Immigration Bill 2015: a very grey cloud, but with faint silver linings?
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 »
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Strategic Legal Fund – for vulnerable young migrants
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.
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“They want us to imprison and deport ourselves”
This post was written for Unlocking Detention by Stuart Crosthwaite, Secretary of the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG), with thanks to the… Read more »
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- Open Source Graphics for the National Day of Solidarity 2025
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting 12 August – staying safe amidst far-right violence
- Solidarity and safety against far-right violence
- We need to change the story – solidarity not racism
- POSTPONED! 31 July – Liverpool Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
Legal updates
- The BEL v FCDO Judgment: A Victory in Principle
- Artificially Intelligent, Genuinely Harmful: AI and Age Assessments in the UK Asylum System
- Toolkit update: Failure to travel and asylum support
- Targeting Dignity and Survival: The Reality Behind the Government’s clampdown on “Illegal Working”
- UK-France ‘One In, One Out’ Immigration Policy: A Flawed Fix for a Complex Crisis
Events
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting 12 August – staying safe amidst far-right violence
- POSTPONED! 31 July – Liverpool Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
- 21 July: Knowledge is Power online workshop
- 22 July – Manchester Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
- 17 July: From Detention to Defiance – National Solidarity Launch meeting
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Right to Remain works with communities, groups and organisations across the UK, providing information, resources, training and assistance to help people to establish their right to remain, and to challenge injustice in the immigration and asylum system. Right to Remain is a registered charity (charity number 1192934).
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