As we have seen with the successful campaign against the Linton-on-Ouse accommodation centre Local Authorities have a vital role to play in continuing to demonstrate local and regional opposition to the anti-refugee laws and joining the fight to repeal these cruel measures. Asylum Aid have created a number new resources to support you in calling on Local Authority leaders to stand with their communities and pledge to fight the anti-refugee laws. The resources include:
You can find a webpage with all the resources here. You also can find out more about the pledge and the campaign to fight the #AntiRefugeeLaws here.
Asylum Aid are also holding an online event on Tuesday 18th October at 1pm to come together to discuss the resources and share ideas, experiences and good practice in engaging and campaigning with Local Authorities. You can register for the event here.
Family reunion
Provisions in the Immigration Rules for family reunion have been expanded to include adult dependent child applicants. The Families Together Coalition have summarised the changes – and the campaigning it took to get here – in this useful thread.
Home Office compensation and legal costs
It has been revealed that the Home office paid out the highest amount in compensation and legal costs in a single year for at least a decade. Well there’s a surprise!