Undocumented migrants face exploitation within fast fashion industry Throughout the course of Covid-19, one industry facing renewed scrutiny is fast-fashion. This is not its first time under an unforgiving spotlight. Fast fashion is largely...
Priti Patel Dismisses Calls to End Migrant Welfare Curbs During Covid-19 Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, MPs and campaigners alike have urged the government to reassess its restrictions on migrant welfare. Currently, a significant number of...
Modern Slavery statistics for the first quarter of 2020 at its lowest in four years Fresh Home Office statistics reveal that victims of Modern Slavery, which encompasses forced labour, exploitative work, organ harvesting, sexual slavery/forced...
PHE Report into Unequal Suffering of BAME Community During Covid-19 Delayed Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that the UK’s BAME community has suffered and continues to suffer disproportionately. For...
Home Office Increases Temporary Visa Extensions for Migrants in the UK Throughout the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, migrants across the UK have found themselves stuck in limbo, uncertain as to how and when they will be able to either return to...
Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS Staff Cancelled The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed that the NHS health surcharge for migrant healthcare workers will no longer apply, admitting the “enormous contribution” migrants make in...
US’ immigration system on the brink of collapse According to a New York Times report, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is seeking financial help from Congress in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This comes...
Home Office Policy Under Review After Trafficking Victim Unlawfully Detained Each year, hundreds of victims of trafficking and other forms of modern slavery are detained under the UK’s hostile detention policy – despite this being...
Migrants arriving in the UK now face quarantine for 14 days The UK Government has now said that all those arriving in the UK via an airport must quarantine at a private residence for 14 days, starting from June due to the Coronavirus...
Boats Carrying Asylum Seekers Intercepted During Bank Holiday in the UK Over the bank holiday weekend, around 140 boats carrying asylum seekers and migrants were intercepted in the English Channel. A spike in the number of those attempting to...
