Transphobia, the gender binary and migration - Migrants' Rights Network
Transphobia is rife in the immigration system which presents specific additional struggles for non-binary migrants.| Migrants' Rights Network
Belfast has continued to be the largest hotspot for immigration raids, far outpacing the number of raids in all other areas that we have data for (see our 2024 report here). This has not changed. Similarly, Birkenhead and Stranraer have remained in second and third place, quite ahead of anywhere else in Britain. As part […] The post Immigration Raids Case Study: The Irish Sea and Common Travel Area (CTA) appeared first on Migrants' Rights Network.| Migrants' Rights Network
Last week, the Government expressed intent to change the policy around deprivation of citizenship, to lessen the rights that people who have wrongly had their British citizenship revoked are entitled to during the appeals process. The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill was put before Parliament on 19th June, with the first vote […] The post Hostile Office Weekly: Deprivation of Citizenship Orders Bill appeared first on Migrants' Rights Network.| Migrants' Rights Network
Transphobia is rife in the immigration system which presents specific additional struggles for non-binary migrants.| Migrants' Rights Network
As a migration charity, we are very vocal about attacks on other marginalised groups because migration is not a siloed issue. Since the Supreme Court ruling on the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, a number of queer and trans+ migrants in our Network have expressed their distress about the verdict and […] The post What does the Supreme Court ruling mean for trans+ migrants? appeared first on Migrants' Rights Network.| Migrants' Rights Network
As a migrants’ rights organisation, we stand in solidarity with those facing criminal proceedings for resisting removals. In May 2024, at the request of those at risk of being forcibly removed from their hotel, members of the community came together to resist people seeking asylum being transferred to the now-decommissioned Bibby Stockholm barge from the […] The post Peckham: one year on appeared first on Migrants' Rights Network.| Migrants' Rights Network
Recent weeks have seen the possibility of the Government acquiescing to former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s dreams of introducing digital ID, while the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended against further increases to the family visa income threshold. Digital ID cards Home Secretary Yvette Cooper appeared to come round to the idea as a response […] The post Hostile Office Weekly: Digital ID and Income Thresholds appeared first on Migrants' Rights Network.| Migrants' Rights Network
Ahead of our Words Matter campaign relaunch, our CEO has penned a letter acknowledging we haven't done enough to tackle anti-migrant rhetoric| Migrants' Rights Network
We stand in solidarity with the people of the North of Ireland/Northern Ireland and call on others to join our call.| Migrants' Rights Network
Dear supporters, May was another month where migrants’ rights came under attack in the form of the new Immigration White Paper This time, the Prime Minister tried to justify another round of harsh immigration proposals in an already infamous ‘island of strangers’ speech – a nod to Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ tirade. The Immigration […]| Migrants' Rights Network
With Syed Naqvi and Sonali Naik KC, we have compiled a factsheet on ‘Nationality: good character requirement’.| Migrants' Rights Network
