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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“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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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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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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CARDIFF: workshop on mutual aid, self-help and seeking the right to remain
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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Communicating with your lawyer
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.
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Campaigning for change and insecure immigration status
By Lisa Matthews, coordinator at Right to Remain. This week, I ran a workshop with a migrant support group in Liverpool. Many of the group’s… Read more »
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No one left behind: partial progress on detention campaigning, but not for all
Last night, in the Immigration Bill debate in the House of Lords, peers voted by 187 to 170 in favour of Lord Ramsbotham’s amendment on… Read more »
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Glasgow: a city rich in solidarity and action
Just before the Easter weekend, we took part in the Refugee Campaign Day hosted by Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet), and Glasgow Refugee… Read more »
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Delayed justice: court rules against Home Office who removed 1000s of student without evidence
In February 2014, the television show Panorama broadcast a programme on fraud at a school in east London, regarding English language tests that are a… Read more »
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After Return: documenting the experiences of young people forcibly removed to Afghanistan
A guest blog post by Emily Bowerman, Programmes Manager at Refugee Support Network. Image: Emily Bowerman (RSN) “Everything has been difficult since I have arrived… Read more »
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A price-tag on love, and a ban masquerading as a rule
On 9th July 2012, the government brought in family immigration rules so divisive that the UK’s immigration policy is now the least family friendly in the developed world. We have a price tag on love for those wishing to sponsor a foreign partner, and block the door altogether for those wishing to sponsor an elderly parent.
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- New Knowledge is Power sessions on asylum appeals and evidence – in response to our community’s needs
- Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 8 July, 10am – 1pm
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 23 June
- Right to Remain – June Update
- Legal support as community power: Radical Solidarity Hub on asylum appeals
Legal updates
- Consultation open now! The government closed Campsfield over how detention harms people. Now it wants to more than double its capacity.
- New Knowledge is Power sessions on asylum appeals and evidence – in response to our community’s needs
- The King’s Speech and Government Briefing
- Detention & Enforcement and Staying Safe fact sheets; in Spanish and Portuguese
- Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns: What is the government proposing?
Events
- New Knowledge is Power sessions on asylum appeals and evidence – in response to our community’s needs
- Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 8 July, 10am – 1pm
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 23 June
- Place-based campaigns to close down immigration detention centres: Campsfield and Derwentside – 4 June 2026, 6-7:30pm
- Knowledge is Power; the Asylum System workshop, 4 June. 10am – 12.30pm
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When people reach the UK, the struggle isn’t over. It's a hostile environment. Right to Remain relies on grants from charitable trusts and on donations from people like you. Your donation will help us to help people in their struggles for the right to remain in the UK, and to campaign for migration justice.
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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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