The Nationality and Borders Bill has passed, what now?
Analysis from the Refugee Council predicts more than 19,000 people a year fleeing war, conflict, and bloodshed could face years in UK prisons for attempting to find safety.
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
Why undocumented migrants must be included in the Covid Inquiry
‘While the government hosted many struggling with homelessness with the “Everyone In” scheme, Chioma’s unstable immigration status meant she couldn’t access the accommodation offered.’
What you can do to help Afghan refugees
Here’s how we can show practical solidarity, not just sympathy. Pictured: more chaotic scenes from Kabul airport on Monday.
Why the UK government’s pledge to take 20,000 Afghan refugees is woefully inadequate
‘Britain has a moral duty, historic responsibility and the financial means to provide many more Afghans with protection’.
Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill will further criminalise asylum seekers
‘According to Patel, our asylum system is broken and the way to fix it is to criminalise asylum seekers’.
The Home Office is making conditions for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking harsher
‘The Home Office’s new plan for immigration, threatens a more hostile environment for asylum seekers.’
We need an overhaul of how women are treated in the criminal justice system
‘Each year, 12,000 women are imprisoned in the UK, many serving short sentences for non-violent offences’.