The immigration Barrister who blogs as Free Movement has revealed a serious breach of confidentiality of Sri Lankan refugees scheduled for deportation. Ahead of a… Read more »
read moreUK retailer backs national campaign to end immigration controls
The high street store Lush Cosmetics has teamed up with No One Is Illegal and local campaign groups across the UK for a week-long national… Read more »
read moreIranian refugees suspend hunger strike after 37 days – "The fight goes on"
The six Iranian pro-Democracy activists protesting against the Home Office will end their hunger strike today, after 37 days. They will demonstrate outside the head… Read more »
read more"Fortress Europe": One step forward, two steps back
Blogging around the campaigns – NCADC volunteers explore some of the latest issue affecting migrant rights 8 March 2011 Milena Tmava, NCADC Campaigns Volunteer The… Read more »
read moreLegal aid cuts: Excluding migrants from justice
On 16 December 2010, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) published a briefing paper about the impact of the proposed legal aid cuts in the… Read more »
read moreFive years of denial – detention of children
For years, the UK government has knowingly harmed between 1,000 and 2,000 children of asylum-seekers a year, sending dawn hit squads to raid family homes,… Read more »
read moreDriven to desperate measures – the realities of Fortress Europe
The racism that kills The recent death of Jimmy Mubenga adds to the grim statistic of those who have died as a result of the… Read more »
read moreDeportation deaths
Jimmy Mubenga died this week aboard the British Airways BA77 flight to Uganda while being restrained by G4S security guards using ‘excessive force’ according to… Read more »
read moreNo return, no release, no reason
The indefinite immigration detention of migrants who cannot be deported is ineffective, inefficient and enormously damaging, according to a new report, “No Return No Release… Read more »
read more"‘State Sponsored Cruelty’: Children in immigration detention”
Dossier of medical evidence backs Clegg’s claim: child detention is ‘state sponsored cruelty’ UK Borders Agency defy Clegg and continue immigration detention of children Nick… Read more »
read more'Euphoria, anxiety, stress, happiness, anxiety…'
An interview with Cameroonian journalist Charles Atangana, NUJ member fighting deportation Original link and background story at Journalism.co.uk Six weeks ago, economic and current affairs… Read more »
read moreWithdrawal of refugee status: August 2010 watershed
Posted by Mark Symes on 11 August at the HJT immigration training blog Until 30 August 2005, persons recognised as refugees in the UK were… Read more »
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- 31 July – Liverpool Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
- Solidarity in Newcastle – joining the dots for the migration justice movement.
- Right to Remain Solidarity Appeal for Marcia Nthobatsang
- 21 July: Knowledge is Power online workshop
- 22 July – Manchester Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
Legal updates
- UK-France ‘One In, One Out’ Immigration Policy: A Flawed Fix for a Complex Crisis
- Closure of Safe Routes for Afghans: Changes to the Immigration Rules
- The Borders, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – just very disappointing
- eVisa deadline extended to 1 June 2025
- Home Office increases immigration application fees, again
Events
- 31 July – Liverpool Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
- 21 July: Knowledge is Power online workshop
- 22 July – Manchester Solidarity Session; detention & enforcement
- The National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention, 18 October 2025 – Call for action!
- Solidarity with people who report in the West Midlands! Join online meeting on 25 June!
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