Blog: Policy
Blog articles from JRS UK
Feeling alive but dead inside
22 September 2022
This blog post is written by a member of Refugees Call for Change.
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Legal blog: What to do if a case is refused?
26 May 2022
Michael, JRS Legal Officer, reflects on getting an asylum claim refusal from the Home Office.
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Plans for removing asylum seekers to Rwanda are cruel
26 April 2022
Sophie outlines how the Rwanda plan will make it impossible to claim safe haven in the UK.
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An asylum system that is bad for health and people
06 April 2022
On World Health Day, Sophie reflects on healthcare barriers for refugees and asylum seekers.
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Hoping for wisdom
07 January 2022
As we begin a new year, Sophie reflects on the next stages of the Nationality and Borders Bill
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‘We must change course’
25 November 2021
Sophie reflects on the tragedy of 27 people losing their lives in the English Channel.
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The Borders Bill will make life in the asylum system much bleaker
18 November 2021
Sophie explains how detention and detention-like asylum accommodation will be extended.
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Update on the Nationality & Borders Bill: there is much that can and must be done.
21 July 2021
Sadly, the Bill has passed the second reading, and will now progress to committee stage.
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“What happens to my neighbour matters to me, it is my job to care for my neighbour”
16 February 2021
Cruelty is seen as a legitimate & effective means of immigration control in 2021, writes Sophie
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“Yet another wall where we desperately needed a bridge”
28 January 2021
New immigration rules add another barrier to sanctuary for those seeking asylum, writes Sophie
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