Not a Stranger Campaign Report The idea of ‘earned settlement’ is rooted in cruelty and creating more uncertainty for migrants. The new proposals will make migrants’ statuses even more insecure, with significant financial and mental health impacts on people affected by longer pathways to settlement. In collaboration with the migrant-led Not a Stranger campaign, the […]
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
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,
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
Online meeting- 17 May 2025, 11am The proposed changes announced in the Immigration White Paper on Monday have unsettled many migrants. What they expected when they came to the UK, and how this will now change has created a lot of uncertainty. The proposals are widespread but the significant changes will include: Along with our
