Immigration
Tory ‘summer season’ of deportations shows up brutality of Britain’s immigration rules
The Tories are pressing ahead with a “summer season” of deportations.
Border crossings, asylum and migration—the truth behind the headlines
The Tories are stepping up their attacks on people who cross the Channel to seek safety of a better life. Some 8,461 migrants made the crossing in 2020—a figure that has already been reached this year.
Asylum seeker dies as a result of Tories’ immigration policy
An asylum seeker was found dead at a hotel near Heathrow airport on Sunday. This tragedy has occurred just a day before the Tories’ racist immigration bill was due for its second reading in the House of Commons.
Anti-racists take knee on Whitehall over Tories’ football hypocrisy
Protests across Britain have confronted Tory racism
Tories will make rescuing refugees a crime
The Nationality and Borders Bill seeks to criminalise refugees over how they enter Britain. Refugees and activists spoke to Isabel Ringrose about the escalating attacks on refugee rights.
Now ramp up the fight against Tory repression
The Tories are ramming home a multi-pronged assault on basic rights.
British workers don’t benefit from less immigration
06 June 2021As the pandemic forced many migrant workers to return to their home countries, Socialist Worker asks if British workers have benefited.
Close Napier barracks after court rules the site is damaging for refugees
03 June 2021Six refugees won a legal challenge against the government on Thursday.
LETTERS—Halting deportations means keeping up militant response
25 May 2021We won a massive victory over immigration deportations last week on the streets of Pollokshields in Glasgow.
Tories unveil new crackdown on migrants and refugees
24 May 2021Home secretary Priti Patel is trying to use racism to divide wokrers
Hundreds mobilise to block immigration raid in Glasgow
13 May 2021After a magificent seven-hour protest, police were forced to release the detainees
Letters—Protests against football bosses show contradictions
11 May 2021To see thousands of football fans on the streets opposing the way the billionaire owners had planned to rig the game and stop the European Super League has been brilliant.
Vile queen’s speech sets out Tories’ vicious agenda
11 May 2021The Queen’s Speech read in parliament on Tuesday unveiled the Tories’ plans for future attacks.
Over 2,000 refugees die after EU state pushbacks
06 May 2021More than 2,000 refugees have died during the pandemic as a result of illegal pushbacks by countries in the European Union (EU).
Refugees to be forced back to the Napier camp
13 April 2021The Home Office is sending asylum seekers back to the condemned camp, reports Isabel Ringrose
Pandemic has worsened inequality and state repression, warns Amnesty report
08 April 2021Inequality, oppression and state repression have deepened across the globe during the pandemic, according to a damning new report.
Tory plan to rip up refugee rights won’t stop people taking deadly routes
25 March 2021Tory home secretary Priti Patel has announced plans to make it even harder for refugees to make it to safety in Britain.
US president Joe Biden offers no change on immigration or wars
01 March 2021US president Joe Biden has already shattered any hope that he will move away from imperialism and racism.
After Dilyn’s Watergate - put down all the Tory dogs
23 February 2021The decay in Downing Street is getting absurd.
Home Office risked refugees’ lives in Napier barracks by ignoring health advice
19 February 2021The Home Office ignored advice to not house asylum seekers in the ex-army barracks at Napier in Kent, the High Court has heard.
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