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‘The system isn’t an accident’: How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
‘The system isn’t an accident’: How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
Sami Ibrahim’s father was stateless until he was 40. Now Ibrahim wants audiences to confront the reality of citizenship
Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’
Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’
A father of four who has lived in the UK for 13 years said the delays to his visa application feel like a “punishment”
Exclusive: Suella Braverman claims to have contributed to a legal textbook. The author says she didn’t.
Exclusive: Suella Braverman claims to have contributed to a legal textbook. The author says she didn’t.
The book’s author says Braverman made “no written or editorial contribution”, and simply did some photocopying
‘A government intent on cruelty’: Number of people in immigration detention soars
‘A government intent on cruelty’: Number of people in immigration detention soars
Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
Protesters challenge government asylum policy ahead of first deportation flight to Rwanda
Protesters challenge government asylum policy ahead of first deportation flight to Rwanda
‘No one has been housed for a month’: Afghan refugees still stuck in hotel limbo 9 months on
‘No one has been housed for a month’: Afghan refugees still stuck in hotel limbo 9 months on
Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say
Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
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Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees
Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe flies home after being detained in Iran for six years
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe flies home after being detained in Iran for six years
Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
BT is still working on its controversial 888 ‘Walk Me Home’ app to protect women
BT is still working on its controversial 888 ‘Walk Me Home’ app to protect women
‘My mum can’t take it much longer’: Ukrainians turned away as UK visa centres fail to cope with demand
‘My mum can’t take it much longer’: Ukrainians turned away as UK visa centres fail to cope with demand
Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021
Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021
Government defeated 14 times as Lords throw out anti-protest laws
Government defeated 14 times as Lords throw out anti-protest laws
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Exclusive: Home Office staff ‘mingled and drank prosecco’ during lockdown
