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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“Like snakes and ladders. But just snakes”
This blog post was written by Lisa Matthews, Right to Remain coordinator. This week, we returned to one of our most frequent destinations – Manchester. … Read more »
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Injustice behind the numbers
The Office for National Statistics released its quarterly report on migration statistics today. Aside from the entirely predictable and predicted inability of the government to… Read more »
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The damage of indefinite detention
This blog post was written for Unlocking Detention by Colleen Molloy, City of Sanctuary National Development Officer. # When City of Sanctuary launched 10 years… Read more »
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How detention affects my community: the view from Belfast
This piece was written for Unlocking Detention by the Larne House Visitors Group. Larne House is a short-term holding facility near Belfast. People are detained… Read more »
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Right to Remain launch crowdfunder for essential legal resource
Right to Remain has today launched a crowdfunding appeal to produce a vital guide that can help save lives. The Right to Remain Toolkit is a unique resource that will help people to find solidarity and sanctuary in the UK.
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The impact of detention on LGBT communities
This article was written for Unlocking Detention by Nina Held and Karen Smith, volunteers at Lesbian Immigration Support Group in Manchester. This article was originally… Read more »
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Age Assessments: new guidance and helpful factsheet
Age assessments are carried out if a young person who is seeking asylum has their age disputed,: the young person states they are under 18 years old, and the Home Office or the local authority asked for support (including social services) says they think they are over 18 years old.
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Refugee Solidarity Summit – Open the Borders Now!
Written by Michael Collins, coordinator at Right to Remain. On Saturday, I attended the Refugee Solidarity Summit: Open the Borders Now! event in London, organised… Read more »
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Yorkshire Solidari-tea
“Sheffield is a special place”. Resounding nods accompanied my statement at our mutual aid and solidarity workshop in Sheffield on Tuesday. Well, they were hardly… Read more »
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How detention affects Devon: a looming dread
This post was written for Unlocking Detention by Abbie Grace, support worker at Refugee Support Devon, and someone who lives in Devon and has experienced… Read more »
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- Statement by Leeds Anti-Raids Action on Community Protection Against Immigration Raids
- Solidarity is a verb: going beyond social media posts, marches and demos
- ‘If you are listening, I need you to understand – silence is not neutral.’ – These Walls Must Fall statement on the Earned Settlement proposals
- Rehearsing to ‘meet the moment’ – local solidarity actions for the National Day of Solidarity 2025
Legal updates
- Beyond the Consultation: Preparing Our Communities following the Earned Settlement Proposals
- No legal representative for your asylum appeal? These Right to Remain pages can help
- Resisting immigration raids – Free 45-minute video by Leeds Anti-Raids Action
- Evidence Key Guide update: witness statements and Subject Access Requests (SARs)
- Safety isn’t conditional: Organising in response to the earned settlement proposals
Events
- Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 11 February, 10am – 1pm
- Right to Remain’s Annual Gathering(s) 2026!
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting, 22 January – Organising in response to the earned settlement proposals
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting, 26 Nov; Labour’s proposed changes to asylum protection
- Inside our first Solidarity Session in Wales: Community and Collective Power
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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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