Immigration

Activism

The NHS women working to pay thousands in visa fees

Broken system — Frontline migrant health workers are risking their lives amid the pandemic, all while being made to pay extortionate visa charges. Grassroots organisations are now calling on the Government to care for the people who care for others.

Written by: Rachel Hagan

Activism

I was one of the Stansted 15 – our fight isn’t over

#EndDeportation — The Stansted 15 won their appeal. But the fight to end the hostile environment remains ongoing.

Written by: Emma Hughes

Culture

Poignant photos celebrating women of the African diaspora

Complex identities — A new exhibition brings together the work of three artists navigating contemporary life in the US, raising pertinent questions about identity, place, migration and immigration.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Activism

The US sanctuaries protecting immigrant families from ICE

'I felt like a caged dog' — We hear the stories of immigrants and activists on the frontlines of resistance to the Trump administration’s racist border regime – many of whom are now hidden away in churches – and ask if a Biden presidency could ever mark an end to the injustices.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

It's time to open the borders

No one is illegal — A new report has concluded that Home Office immigration policies aren’t fit for purpose. Writer Ben Smoke argues that it’s time to stop trying to fix the unfixable and instead focus on bolder futures.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Photography

Documenting life on the US/Mexico border

Between 1983-1987 — With his gripping photographs, taken during the 1980s, Ken Light wanted to reveal ‘the desperation, hardship, and struggle of people who want a better life’.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photography

The untold stories of Britain’s Polish community

Polska Britannica — After moving with his parents from war-torn Poland to Leicestershire, Czesław Siegieda took up photography to document the day-to-day of immigrant life.

Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson

Opinion

Labour can't back down on freedom of movement

It's time to make a stand — With migration once more on the political agenda this election, Minnie Rahman of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants explains why if Labour is truly the party of the working class it must stand up for migrants' rights.

Written by: Minnie Rahman

Art

The new exhibition giving refugees in the UK a voice

Breaking barriers — Belonging, an exhibition by the country’s leading refugee employment charity Breaking Barriers, celebrates the passions and pilgrimages of migrants in the UK.

Written by: Bex Shorunke

Activism

NHS doctors are protesting the hostile environment

Life or death — Migrants can be charged up to 150 per cent of costs upfront for UK medical care, with many being denied lifesaving treatment. Journalist Bethan Staton meets the staff who are taking a stand.

Written by: Bethan Staton

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