Ramadan Mubarak! You are warmly invited to our our Community Iftaar, co-hosted with JCWI, on Friday 13 March from 4.20pm in London, Angel, EC1. Alongside iftaar, there will be an immigration advice clinic starting from 4.30pm with JCWI lawyers available to give general immigration advice to individuals. Spaces are limited, so please register for a ticket with an advice option if you’d like an advice slot. We’ll also host an […]
Urgent call out to allies: Check in on your friends, colleagues and communities, and complete the Government consultation on ‘earned settlement’ (indefinite leave to remain) today. Over the last year, we’ve seen relentless attacks on our communities. Since the Immigration White Paper announcement in May 2025, the Government has attempted to exclude people who have
When: 16 December 2025 In May 2025, the Government published the new Immigration White Paper entitled ‘Restoring Control Over the Immigration System’. The 82-page document contains a huge number of proposed policies targeting a wide range of migrant groups, including the Government’s intention to extend indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from 5 to 10 years,
Worried about immigration raids on your business and community? There has been a significant increase in immigration raids on businesses especially car washes, nail bars, hair salons, convenience stores, construction sites and takeaways. They are almost always targeting people who are from migrant and racialised backgrounds. We know many many of the raids are conducted
On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled a raft of yet more anti-migrant measures, as this Government is intent on appeasing Reform and the far-right. What has followed are racist assumptions hidden behind the excuse of a racialised Home Secretary – again – making migrants, including people seeking asylum and refugees, more precarious through appeals to
Dear supporters, May was another month where migrants’ rights came under attack in the form of the new Immigration White Paper This time, the Prime Minister tried to justify another round of harsh immigration proposals in an already infamous ‘island of strangers’ speech – a nod to Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ tirade. The Immigration
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). As a majority-queer migrants’ rights charity, we mark #IDAHOBIT every year. But this year, we feel an even deeper sadness and rage. From racist immigration proposals in the Border Security Bill and Immigration White Paper, to the far-right Reform UK banning Pride flags outside their
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
Today on 15th December 2024, the Government has announced “crackdowns” on those without permission to work while gleefully congratulating itself for ramping up cruel detentions and deportations. The timing of this announcement which criminalises migrants is particularly tragic and pertinent following the murder of people seeking asylum in Dunkirk overnight. This kind of dehumanising policy and
The Home Office are starting to realise the chaos they’ve caused with the eVisa rollout. The Government has reportedly announced that the planned shift to the new digital immigration system will be postponed. Despite warnings from civil society that the shift would have a detrimental impact on migrants who already are subjected to constantly changing
