My invisible prison walls become thicker every day
This testimony of the UK’s “hostile environment” comes from Sipho Sibanda, an activist and asylum seeker in Belfast. Of the piece, she says “It came… Read more »
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Passports please: new report on the ‘right to rent’ checks and their impact
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) have today released their new report on the impact of ‘right to rent’ checks on migrants… Read more »
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The Bill becomes an Act: what’s been won, and what’s been lost
By Lisa Matthews, coordinator at Right to Remain. Yesterday (12 May 2016), the Immigration Bill 2015-16 received Royal Assent, which means it now becomes the… Read more »
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Seven actions you can take for refugee and migrant rights
Last night MPs voted against five amendments which represented a little light in an otherwise dark and nasty piece of legislation, the Immigration Bill 2015-16.… 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 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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Irregular migrants: the moral obligation of the state
By Alexa Sidor, Right to Remain volunteer. Irregular migration is hard to quantify, as by definition it is not officially recorded. Irregular migrants are people… Read more »
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2014: a year of fighting for the right to remain, and campaigning for migration justice
Here are some of the important events of the last year – moments of solidarity and success, setbacks and threats, and working together to overcome… Read more »
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Students (and academics) stand up to the encroaching border
Xenophobic Immigration Bill The new Immigration Bill, described by one politician as “the most racist piece of legislation that this country has witnessed since the… Read more »
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"We are all under attack": solidarity, the immigration bill and a Hostile Environment
At a meeting organised by Legal Action for Women in London on Saturday, representatives from groups all across the UK came together to share how… Read more »
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Stop the Immigration Bill: a "regime of harassment for migrants"
On 22 October, the new Immigration Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons. At this stage of a new bill, MPs are… Read more »
Read moreAnnounced with hateful rhetoric, what does the Immigration Bill actually mean?
Described variously as “ugly, divisive politics” (Sarah Teather MP), a “valuable tool for racist landlords” (Maurice Mcleod), “meandering popularism” (John Harris) and “immigration policy that… Read more »
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