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Profiting from childhood misery.

14th August 2019 By Dave

A little over 3 years ago, we met ‘Sade’ and her mother, ‘Maria’, about whom we’ve told you before. When we met, Sade, who was born in the UK, was a little over 8, and had spent the entirety of her life to date in this country, which is her… Read More

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ASIRT and the Birmingham Legal Walk: defending the right to have rights.

16th May 2019 By Dave

May is here once again and, once again, a team from ASIRT will be taking part in the Birmingham Legal Walk, supporting the Midland Legal Support Trust’s aim of improving access to justice for the most vulnerable in society. Successive cuts to legal aid budgets and austerity measures have served… Read More

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Unsettled Status.

2nd September 2019 By Dave

With the advent of Brexit, people will doubtless have read of the chaos and uncertainty facing European Union nationals resident in the UK who are seeking to regularise their status under the Home Office’s Settled Status scheme. But if the situation is difficult and confusing for people with clearly demarcated… Read More

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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?

17th May 2019 By Dave

Access to Free School Meal provision for children denied recourse to public funds in Birmingham. Dave Stamp & Sarina Hussain Introduction. This document will explore the phenomenon of food poverty for children in Birmingham denied free school meal provision as a consequence of their denial of recourse to public funds…. Read More

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‘If I don’t belong here, where do I belong’?

8th May 2019 By Dave

I’m a migrant. For those who are aware of migrants – you know that we all have our own unique story. I’m going to tell you my story. However, what I’d like you to keep in mind whilst I tell you my story is that it’s not entirely about me…. Read More

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Immigration Adviser (OISC-level 1)

25th April 2019 By Lynn

Asirt are seeking to appoint anImmigration Adviser (OISC-level 1)
The Immigration Adviser will provide immigration advice to people subject to immigration control and their dependents, working under the supervision of the Senior Immigration Caseworker and the Manager.

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ASIRT has moved!

27th September 2018 By Isata

ASIRT has now moved to new premises in Digbeth, on the south side of the city centre. Our new office is more easily accessible from across the West Midlands, being very close to Digbeth Coach Station and New Street and Moor Street railway stations. Our new address is: 109 Zellig… Read More

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After ‘Windrush’?

23rd September 2018 By Dave

Months after the ‘Windrush’ scandal caught the public imagination- sparking a public debate on the wilful institutional neglect which contributed to the destruction of thousands of lives- distressing stories continue to hit the news. Yesterday, for example, we read of the early death of Sarah O’Connor, who had been resident… Read More

Filed Under: Case Studies, Government, Homeless, Immigration

Strategy or chaos?

2nd August 2018 By Dave

ASIRT has recently begun working with ‘Tina’, the intelligent and formidable single mother of ‘Brendan’, who is 13. Brendan is British. He acquired his citizenship from his father, Tina’s ex-partner, who has passed away. Tina, however, is not British. Because of this, she is required by the Home Office to… Read More

Filed Under: Case Studies, Homeless, Immigration

Justice For Sale

21st May 2018 By Dave

  Today’s the day of the Birmingham Legal Walk, and a team from ASIRT will be joining hundreds of other walkers to raise funds for justice. As recent events, including the Windrush scandal, have demonstrated, the UK’s immigration system is broken. Lives are being wasted and put on hold as… Read More

Filed Under: Fund Raising, Government, Homeless, Immigration, Uncategorised

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Profiting from childhood misery.

A little over 3 years ago, we met 'Sade' and her mother, 'Maria', about … Read More about Profiting from childhood misery.

ASIRT and the Birmingham Legal Walk: defending the right to have rights.

May is here once again and, once again, a team from ASIRT will be taking … Read More about ASIRT and the Birmingham Legal Walk: defending the right to have rights.

Unsettled Status.

With the advent of Brexit, people will doubtless have read of the chaos and … Read More about Unsettled Status.

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?

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