Migrants Organise is a charity based in Ladbroke Grove, London. Their Community Programme aims to provide holistic support to their members through mentoring programmes, legal support, welfare support, classes and activities. Last year they set up the Migrant Mental Capacity Advocacy (MMCA) project in response to the significant barriers to justice experienced by their members who suffer mental […]
Since ILPA re-launched the Strategic Legal Fund in the autumn of 2017 it has run two funding rounds. The applications submitted to date showcase a great need for funding strategic legal work in an increasingly hostile environment for migrant families in the UK. Take a look below to see the work we are funding: The AIRE Centre was awarded funds to […]
Today the High Court has ruled that rough sleeping does not constitute an abuse of EU free movement rights and that the Home Office policy in this regard is unlawful. Three EEA nationals, Mr Gureckis, Mr Perlinski and Mr Ceilecki, faced removal action by the Home Office because they were sleeping rough in the UK. Their claims against the […]
SLF grantee Just for Kids Law‘s musing on using strategic litigation to bring about social change: Bringing about social change is hard work and there are always many barriers, but there are also many methods to bringing about change. The law, in its many guises, is a tool for social change that is not always used by […]
The Strategic Legal Fund, now managed by ILPA, returns after a short break. The Fund supports legal work to promote the rights of vulnerable migrant children and young adults, making grants of up to £30,000 for strategic legal work where the impact is likely to go beyond an individual case, and result in changes to law, policy […]
ILPA has now recruited two new staff members who will manage the Strategic Legal Fund going forward. Bella Kosmala, project manager and Emmanuel Benedetti, finance assistant, are already in post working on getting the Fund up and running in October 2017. If you have any questions about the Fund under ILPA’s management, please contact Bella on bella.kosmala@ilpa.org.uk.
As the current phase comes to an end, we are delighted to announce that a new host will be taking forward the Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants. The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is delighted to be taking on the management of the SLF. ILPA has supported the work of the Strategic Legal Fund and […]
After a year of waiting the Supreme Court handed down its decision on the legality of the minimum income requirement (MIR) of £18,600 last week.The Court broke down the issues into three heads: The principle of a minimum income requirementThe treatment in the rules and instructions of childrenThe treatment in the rules and the instructions […]
The last round of the current phase of the Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants closes on 13 March. The funders are proud of the contribution the SLF has made to significant legal and policy progress protecting the rights of young migrants in the UK. The current phase of funding is coming to an end and we are […]
This report, produced by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, examines the impact of the ‘right to rent’ scheme a year on from its nationwide roll-out in England. The scheme requires landlords and agents to check the immigration status of all prospective tenants and refuse a tenancy to irregular migrants. If they fail to […]