23 June 2021

Are Biden's immigration policies a break with Trump's?

In the fourth article of our continuing series on the new Biden administration, the Independent Socialist Group (CWI, USA) critically examines the new president's immigration policies.

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16 June 2021

Tamil Solidarity asylum victory

Sri Lanka: Political campaigning now grounds for asylum: In a recent landmark ruling, the Upper Tribunal - responsible for judicial reviews of Home Office decisions - has proposed new 'country guidance' used for determining asylum cases of refugees from Sri Lanka

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9 June 2021

"Rights are won not given" - London refugee wins housing debt campaign

Lawanya Ramajeyam, an asylum seeker, was unable to make rent on her room

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19 May 2021

Glasgow mass action defeats Home Office deportation attempt

Thursday 13 May will go down in Glasgow history. Attempts by the Home Office to detain two Indian men - chef Sumit Sehdev and mechanic Lakhvir Singh - prior to deportation provoked a massive community

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24 February 2021

Tories admit guilt for asylum seeker neglect

Today I received a letter from the Home Secretary Priti Patel. The letter is a weak and pathetic attempt by the home secretary to deflect criticism away from her government's negligent policy

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3 February 2021

Multimillion-pound rental firm demands thousands from homeless asylum seeker

A property firm with turnover in the millions is pursuing a campaigning asylum seeker for thousands through the courts. We say: Defend Lawanya - fight for tenants' rights!

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3 February 2021

Covid outbreak at Kent asylum detention centre: Napier is not fit for purpose

The dilapidated Napier army barracks in Folkestone became the home of 400 asylum seekers five months ago

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21 October 2020

Kent: Chaotic privatised asylum process

Local Folkestone residents and the South East Kent Trade Union Council rallied in solidarity with 400 asylum seekers housed at Napier old army barracks

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7 October 2020

Fight for jobs and homes for all - defend the right to asylum

The Tory government has discussed measures to transfer asylum seekers to processing centres in various offshore destinations - including Moldova, Morocco, or even as far as Papua New Guinea or Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, press leaks have shown.

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9 September 2020

Dover: Solidarity with refugees - applause and cheers for socialist ideas to unite working class

Trade unionists, anti-racism and refugee rights campaigners rallied in Market Square on 5 September in Dover to show solidarity with refugees, fleeing war and persecution, who have faced vile racist abuse from Tories and the far right in recent weeks

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2 September 2020

Don't blame asylum seekers for Tory cuts

The plight of refugees was grimly highlighted by the Channel death of a Sudanese migrant

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17 June 2020

Tears and anger over the treatment of the Windrush generation

'Sitting in Limbo' is a powerful and moving real-life drama. It shows the trauma of Anthony Bryan, a member of the Windrush generation, as he struggles against removal from Britain

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11 March 2020

Film: Greed directed by Michael Winterbottom

It was refreshing to watch a mainstream film exposing the madness and exploitative nature of the capitalist system, writes Barbara Clare, Stevenage.

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11 March 2020

Greece-Turkey border refugee crisis

A new refugee crisis has erupted on the Greek-Turkish border. The trigger for this has been the conflict between the regimes of Turkey and Syria, backed by Russia, in the disputed Idlib region of Syria

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26 February 2020

Immigration: For a system that meets the needs of the majority, not a rich elite

There has been a lot of controversy in the capitalist media about the Tory government's proposed 'points based' immigration system

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17 April 2019

Assange arrest: US and allied governments seeking revenge for exposing dirty wars

After seven years of self-imposed exile in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was dragged from his place of asylum and arrested by the Metropolitan police.

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7 February 2019

Mass pressure wins light sentence for 'Stansted 15'

The workers' movement must not let this attempt to intimidate protesters set a precedent

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6 February 2019

'Stansted 15' deportation protesters could face jail

At the time of going to press, 15 young people will be anxiously facing the judge at Chelmsford Crown Court, waiting to be sentenced. Many fear it will be jail.

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9 January 2019

Javid's migrant 'emergency'

Home Secretary Sajid Javid declared the rising numbers of migrants attempting to cross the Channel in small boats an "emergency" over Christmas. He held a conference call with officials from the Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, and National Crime Agency.

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12 December 2018

'Stansted 15' - outrageous guilty verdict

The 'Stansted 15', who took non-violent direct action at Stansted airport in March 2017 to prevent the deportation of 60 people who were at risk, have been found guilty of "endangering safety at aerodromes" - a terrorism-related charge

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