Immigration Bill 2019 2nd Reading Briefing

JCWI Immigration Bill 2019 2nd Reading Briefing

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London Migration Film Festival

Our Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager Minnie Rahman will be speaking at the opening gala of the London Migration Film Festival.
Using the Law for Social Change

Our Legal Director Chai Patel will be leading a seminar at this conference, organised by the The Sheila McKechnie Foundation
Practical introduction presenting Appeals at the First-tier Tribunal

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Britain faces a stark choice at the General Election on 12 December, with a vast amount at stake for people who move, and those who stand with them.

Safe and Legal Routes

Briefing to MPs on the need for safe and legal routes following the tragic deaths of 39 people trying to reach the UK.
38 organisations sign Joint Letter to Priti Patel

JCWI has joined 38 other organisations and campaigners calling for new Home Secretary Priti Patel to support common-sense reforms and build a fair, humane immigration system.
EEA Nationals (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill: Second Reading Briefing

Lord Oates’ proposed EEA Nationals (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill would amend the 1971 Immigration Act to grant indefinite leave to remain to all EU nationals, family members and extended family members resident in the UK on the date of exiting the European Union. JCWI strongly welcomes this Bill, which would ensure the UK Government keeps its promise to protect the rights of all EEA citizens resident in the UK before Brexit. Currently the government intends to criminalise EEA nationals wh
Urgent Briefing: Windrush Lessons Learned Review Leak

Excerpts from the landmark Independent Review into Windrush have been leaked to Channel 4 news and seen by Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
Submission to Review on NHS Charging

Our stark warning to the Department of Health on the consequences of up-front charging for NHS care.
Windrush Dossier of Failure

JCWI and Liberty have published a Dossier of Failure, detailing the need for an Independent Commission into the systematic failures which culminated in the Windrush scandal.
Right to Rent declared unlawful: What next?

The High Court has found a key part of the Hostile Environment to be unlawful. What can MPs do now?
The Minimum Income Requirement and its Impact on Families

Read or download our briefing on the Minimum Income Requirement, the policy that keeps thousands of loving families apart
Guaranteeing Settled Status for EEA Nationals

JCWI's briefing on the Government's Settled Status for EEA nationals
Immigration White Paper 2018/19 Response

JCWI summary response to the 2018/19 Immigration White Paper

Guaranteeing Settled Status for EEA Nationals

JCWI's briefing on the Government's Settled Status for EEA nationals
Tragedy in Essex as 39 people lose their lives

There is tragic news coming from Essex today, where 39 people have lost their lives. The government must take responsibility for the lack of safe and legal routes to the UK, which drive people to desperate measures and makes them vulnerable to exploitative smugglers.
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Chai Patel - Legal Policy Director

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