Immigration
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Exclusive: Hostile environment policies mean those without immigration status “exist on the sharpest end of the Covid crisis”, says the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
Scientists will consider how the UK could verify the age of asylum seekers using methods healthcare workers said are “unethical”
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
Abdullahi Yussuf came to the UK from Nigeria aged 12. He writes about waiting for an asylum decision by the Home Office – and offers advice to others in the same position.
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
The Channel crossing deaths must be a turning point for this government
The Channel crossing deaths must be a turning point for this government
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
At least 27 people die after migrant boat capsizes in Channel
At least 27 people die after migrant boat capsizes in Channel
MPs join calls for Windrush compensation scheme to be taken off Home Office
MPs join calls for Windrush compensation scheme to be taken off Home Office
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Windrush compensation scheme should be independent as victims fear Home Office, experts say
Windrush compensation scheme should be independent as victims fear Home Office, experts say
‘It’s not safe’: Inside the dedicated mum and baby units for asylum seekers
‘It’s not safe’: Inside the dedicated mum and baby units for asylum seekers
Hostile teaching on EU migrants is gravely failing British schoolchildren
Hostile teaching on EU migrants is gravely failing British schoolchildren
MPs and artists back festival highlighting women’s “tortuous” asylum process
MPs and artists back festival highlighting women’s “tortuous” asylum process
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Ben Judah: Immigration has changed the very soul of London
