Report launch: “We also want to be safe”: undocumented migrants facing COVID in a Hostile Environment

New research from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants shines a spotlight on the devastating impact of hostile environment policies on undocumented migrants during the pandemic. Join us on Tuesday 18 January 2022 for the launch of the new report. Chaired by Clive Lewis MP With guests: Caitlin Boswell, report author Francesca Humi,…

Families reunited after Home Office drops demand for non-existent document

People from a Muslim minority group can now reunite with loved ones in the UK, after the Home Office accepts it wrongly rejected visa applications. Ahmadis are persecuted in Pakistan, and authorities there do not accept the community as Muslim. This persecution is well-documented, and here in the UK, the Home Office recognises Ahmadis as…

JCWI client among four asylum-seekers cleared of smuggling charges in pivotal court case

Four asylum-seekers who were jailed for helping to steer small boats across the channel have today won their appeal against their convictions (21 December 2021). The Court of Appeal recognised that the Crown Court in Kent where the men were convicted and sentenced had made “fundamental” errors and quashed their convictions. The court heard submissions…

Hazan Warsame – Finance Manager

Hazan joined JCWI in November 2021 as a Finance Manager and responsible for the financial health of JCWI. Hazan has more than nine years’ accountancy experience with working for the NHS, Local Authority, Private Health Care and charities including Save the Children. In his free time, Hazan volunteers with local charities, which bring positive impact on people’s lives.…

Interim Legal Director

We are looking for a temporary, full-time Legal Director to oversee the management of the award-winning Legal and Casework Department here at JCWI. Salary: £49,000-£52,000 (dependent on experience) Location: London (with some flexibility to work remotely) Deadline for applications: rolling – interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, and we are looking for someone who can start…

Legal Director

We are looking for a temporary, full-time Legal Director to oversee the management of the award-winning Legal and Casework Department here at JCWI. Salary: £49,000-£52,000 (dependent on experience) Location: London (with some flexibility to work remotely) Deadline for applications: rolling – interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, and we are looking for someone who can start…

JCWI Evidence Submission to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review Progress Update

Download this briefing Join the campaign for a fairer Britain 1. The Home Office’s Comprehensive Improvement Plan (September 2020), published in response to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, sets out the ambition of building a ‘fairer, more compassionate Home Office’, that puts people first and sees the ‘face behind the case.’ Do you think the…

Migrant Workers' Rights – Policy Briefing December 2021

Download the briefing Background                                           The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how much we depend on one another. It has also shown how closely our health as a society is tied up with workers’ access to sick pay and safe working conditions. Migrants are disproportionately represented among the front-line workers who have kept us going throughout the…