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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“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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- Community as a superpower – Fatou is finally home
- 17 July: From Detention to Defiance – National Solidarity Launch meeting
- New workshop offering! Right to Remain Toolkit workshops
- The National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention, 18 October 2025 – Call for action!
- Another Deportation Order: Fatou Tamba still detained, still at risk
Legal updates
- The Borders, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – just very disappointing
- eVisa deadline extended to 1 June 2025
- Home Office increases immigration application fees, again
- New Home Office policy seeks to bar refugees from British citizenship
- What are the different types of return?
Events
- 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!
- 30 June: Knowledge is Power online workshop
- Radical Solidarity Hub, 22 May – 92% of us agree that the White Paper makes us and our community anxious, but we remain strong!
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting 22 May – the White Paper
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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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