For the first time, the Home Office has announced that it will be publicising the nationalities of foreign national offenders (FNOs). We must challenge the dog whistle politics that attempt to manufacture a link between nationality, religion, ethnicity and criminality, and that attempt to present criminality as something exclusively inherent to “incompatible cultures”. In the […]
The Government has published the Immigration White Paper, comprising a range of significant changes to the immigration system. The White Paper also forms part of the Government’s Plan for Change which includes, like its Conservative predecessors, reducing net migration without setting a specific target. These changes are being introduced as part of broader anti-immigration shifts
Populist anti-migrant dog whistle politics is the order of business in 2025. The new Immigration White Paper entitled ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’ creates huge uncertainty for many migrants. It clearly demonstrates the Government’s intention is to make migrants’ lives even more miserable. The main premise of the White Paper itself is flawed with
The good character requirement has been updated on 10th February 2025 to block some refugees from naturalising as British citizens if their entry to the UK was criminalised, i.e. they did not arrive with the required immigration documentation, such as a visa or electronic travel authorisation (ETA). This specifically applies to people who traveled to
Over the last few days, a vicious debate has reignited over child sexual abuse cases in England. At first, we were not going to speak on this issue because we didn’t want to wade into a conversation that was clearly being whipped up by the far-right and opportunistic commentators for political gain. We also felt
The words ‘integration’ and ‘cohesion’ are often used in pro-migration arguments. They are long-standing buzzwords that place the onus of being accepted into the community on migrants, including refugees. However, the positives of these ideas have been questioned by racial justice campaigners for decades and, at MRN, we have been raising awareness of how they
Small boats, asylum seekers, digital legislation and immigration raids? What’s going on with the UK’s immigration laws?
It is time to end the harmful and divisive rhetoric around refugees and migrants. Read our open letter asking for the Home Secretary to withdraw her comments and apologise. We are also calling on the charity sector, activists and community groups to join us in calling for an end to the alienating and divisive narrative
We spoke to ITV News on the mental health support for Afghan refugees coming into the UK. We spoke on the need for appropriate mental health provision for Afghan refugees. We need this Gov to scrap the Borders Bill which will only be detrimental to mental health of asylum seekers & refugees coming to the
Migrants’ Rights Network are taking part in the EVEN Survey and would like to hear from you if you are from a religious or ethnically diverse background and would like to tell us about your experience of Covid. Reports of the uneven effects of the pandemic on ethnic minorities suggest that certain groups have experienced
