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About JCWI
JCWI was founded in 1967 to ensure that the rule of law and human rights were respected in the immigration system. We are the UK’s leading immigration charity covering all aspects of immigration, asylum, and nationality law.
We provide specialist legal advice in immigration and asylum matters and carry out research, examine and analyse immigration policy and law. We use the knowledge gained from the experiences of our clients navigating the asylum and immigration systems to inform our advocacy, identify trends and areas of concern and to make evidence-based recommendations for the improvement of our systems.
Summary
The Nationality and Borders Bill passed its Second Reading in Parliament on 20 July 2021 and enters Committee Stage in September 2021. The Bill makes major changes to the asylum system in the UK, overturning 70 years of adherence to the 1952 UN Refugee Convention.
The Bill significantly curtail…