We are launching legal action against the Home Office over the EU Settlement Scheme. We believe the Home Secretary is acting unlawfully in failing to meet her duties under the Equality Act towards people with protected characteristics who are eligible for the scheme. Our case is a challenge to the failure of the Home Office…
The past few months have shown how the UK immigration system makes people vulnerable. Migrants face being cut out of healthcare, barred from the social safety net, left in absolute poverty, and the right to safety at work undermined. We believe Britain can do better than this. In this webinar we will hear from three artists…
Janahan is a law student at Birkbeck, University of London. He was motivated to study law after experiencing the UK’s immigration system first hand, as a Tamil refugee. He was named runner up for the Future Legal Mind award 2020, for his essay on discrimination against Foreign National Offenders embedded in the UK immigration system.…
Minnie Rahman is the Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager at JCWI. She is a writer and campaigner specialising in migrant’s rights, climate change and social justice. After working in both the European and UK Parliament for 5 years as an expert in government policy, she moved on to lead JCWIs parliamentary advocacy and public facing campaigns.
In August + September I’m completing a marathon and an olympic-distance triathlon near to my house in North East London to raise money for JCWI. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is a wonderful, independent charity, standing with migrants against harsh immigration rules to fight for justice. They do vital work supporting…
We were absolutely delighted to win Legal Aid Team of the Year at the 2020 Legal Aid Lawyers of the Year (LALY) awards. YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIuqzBlh-z0 Our Legal Director Nicola Burgess accepted the award on behalf of the team: “I am so proud of each and every member of my team. They work so hard,…
A training contract at JCWI has given me the best possible start to my legal career while allowing me to contribute to a wider fight I feel passionately about. A combination of accessible and supportive supervision and trust in my ability has given me a level of experience and confidence I couldn’t have imagined…
Over 2,500 people have written to their MP using our template letter, calling for safe and legal routes for people to enter the UK. As MPs begin to respond, we are seeing some awful inaccuracies and myths. This guide answers some of the claims and inaccuracies around Channel crossings that are coming up. You can also find a…
We are calling on creatives to work with us on our new campaign – the new deal on migration (working title) – and help bring these big, radical ideas to life. As a new normal begins to take shape from the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, we are launching a radical new campaign that centres…
This country owes a huge debt to the Windrush generation. The injustices that the Windrush generation and their families have faced have not gone away, as they struggle to secure their status and access the compensation they deserve. Three years on from the breaking of the Windrush scandal, we invite you to join us for…