Leading refugee charity condemns Home Office use of shelters to deport rough sleepers
Charity says shelters must remain a “safe place” for vulnerable people.
Immigration
We have to stop the demonisation of ‘unskilled’ immigration
Policymakers’ hero worship of “skilled” immigration has failed.
Migrant workers are striking for their rights, and they need your support
Outsourced workers are fighting for equal rights in rolling actions across London, says Petros Elia.
Outsourcing blame: Why Britain’s Visa system is broken
The Home Office is shirking its responsibilities, says Bethany Morris.
Trump’s new immigration measures are terrible – but no worse than what the UK has tried
Before the courts declared it unlawful, thousands suffered from the ‘deport first, appeal later’ system.
Focus on merits of ESOL schemes, not political point scoring
English-language classes for immigrants are not simply fodder for opponents of Boris Johnson, says Maheen Behrana.
Scotland needs more immigrants, says SNP
The party says Scotland needs immigrants to fund its public services.
Our most read on Left Foot Forward this week
Party splits, Windrush 2.0 and ‘No Way Galloway’…
This starkly threatening 2013 tweet exposes the Home Office’s ongoing cruelty
The Home Office might have become slightly more wary about what it says in public, but it certainly hasn’t got any better
Liberty slams Javid’s claim that detention of migrants is currently a “last resort”
28,000 people are locked up each year with no release dates