UK: Landmark Ruling on Non-Binary Identity, Home Office Fails to Compensate Windrush Victims and Refuses to Investigate Impact of Deportations on Children and Families
In a landmark ruling, refugee status has been granted relating to a person’s non-binary identity for the first time in a UK Court. This comes amidst critique of the Home Office for failing to compensate Windrush victims despite plans to fast-track payments. The Home...
UK: Support of Community Sponsorship, Calls to End Accommodation in Army Barracks and Release of Immigration Detainees, Rush to Deport Continues
£1m has been pledged to support community sponsorship schemes. More than 60 organisations call for an end to the housing of asylum seekers in old army barracks. Further, 40 organisations and lawyers call for the release of immigration detainees from prisons. The Home...
UK: A New Deal to Curb Channel Crossings and a Deportation to Jamaica Despite Protests
The UK and France have reached a new agreement aimed at curbing migration across the Channel, including an increase in police patrols at French shores and investments in surveillance technologies. A deportation flight to Jamaica took off on 2 December despite links to...