JCWI’s legal policy director spoke to The Guardian about the Home Office staff placed in local council offices during interviews with destitute migrant families seeking emergency support for their families. Click here to read the article.
Satbir Singh and Open Democracy editor Charlotte Threipland looked at the toxic mix of factors that allowed the appalling treatment of the Windrush generation to go on for so long. “As a result of deliberate UK government policy, long-term British residents were ensnared by a Hostile Environment dragnet. This approach to immigration renders people who look…
Satbir Singh and Refugee Action’s Stephen Hale joined up to push for real change in the wake of the scandal of the British government’s treatment of the Windrush generation. “Britain has united in outrage this week at the appalling cruelty that has been shown to the Windrush generation. But we have been here before. And…
Eight months on from the uncovering of the Windrush scandal, our Chief Executive Satbir Singh wrote for the Metro newspaper on the radical change that is needed to ensure justice not just for the Windrush generation, but all those at risk because of the government’s policy of “blaming the foreign-born for everything.” Read the story…
Together with the Children’s Commissioner, JCWI prepared this report into the devastating impact family migration rules have on children. It found that upwards of 15,000 children were growing up in “Skype families,” separated from one of their parents because of the Minimum Income Requirement. The report details the psychological, physical and educational impact these rules…
This report from February 2017 examines the impact of the ‘right to rent’ scheme a year on from its nationwide roll-out in England. The scheme requires landlords and agents to check the immigration status of all prospective tenants and refuse tenancy to anyone without valid leave. If they fail to fully comply with the scheme they…
This report from 2015 examines the impact of provisions in the 2014 Immigration Act to force private landlords to act as border guards, refusing to rent to anybody found without valid leave to remain. The research found that over a quarter of landlords surveyed would be reluctant to rent to somebody with a “foreign-sounding” accent. …
This year, whether at a political hustings, social event or garden fete, it will be seemly to debate immigration with good manners and grace. Brexit, future immigration policy, and integration could all be stumbling blocks for uncoached politicians and journalists. If this seems daunting, never fear! Here are five crucial points of etiquette, to assist…
After obtaining his PhD at Manchester University and pursuing a career in academic research on asylum-related topics, Edward switched to legal practice in 2003, joining the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. From 2006 to 2011 he worked at the Immigration Advisory Service in the north west of England, with joint responsibility for Upper Tribunal (IAC)…
Justine (a barrister at Lamb Building) specialises in Immigration, Human Rights and public law. Her wide-ranging practice covers applications, appeals, and written advice in the following areas: Trafficking Asylum Deportation Domestic human rights International human rights Entry Clearance (family, student, visitor, working holidaymakers etc) Judicial Review Business immigration Justine is also a senior lecturer at…