On May 17th, the Government published the Immigration Act 2016. The Act is specifically designed to make life as difficult as possible for people subject to immigration control, further consolidating the ‘hostile environment’ agenda pursued by the Home Secretary since the election of the Coalition Government in 2010. Amongst other… Read More
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Policy matters
Way back in July 2014, a migrant family denied recourse to public funds initiated a legal challenge against the London Borough of Newham, which had acknowledged a statutory duty towards the family under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. At that time, Newham was paying this family- consisting of… Read More
