Yan Chen describes the actions taken by Oxford Charity Asylum Welcome to combat the Home Office’s proposed New Plan for Immigration for Cherwell. To challenge the Home Office’s proposed New Plan for Immigration, Oxford-based charity Asylum Welcome is providing Zoom consultation sessions, encouraging people to write to MPs, and soliciting ideas for collaborative action against the
In the interests of human rights and the health and safety of the population, the Hostile Environment in the NHS must end. Temporary offers of safety are not enough to undo the decades of harm caused by policies that have embedded immigration controls into public services. We signed this call to the Department of Health
Oxford’s EU citizens are urged to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme before the deadline of 30 June 2021, and to contact the Europa Welcome service if they need help with their application. Those who have not applied by the deadline will lose their legal rights to live, work and access benefits in
Asylum Welcome has recently signed two important letters addressed to national and local authorities urging them to commit to providing ongoing shelter and support to all those experiencing or at risk of homelessness during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and to do so regardless of immigration status. We are also publicly calling on the
Great editorial in the Oxford Times (30 April 2020) on how Asylum Welcome is supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Oxford during the pandemic and the appointment of Mark Goldring as Asylum Welcome’s new Director. An article on the front page also recognises the importance of
We are delighted to welcome Mark Goldring as the new Director of Asylum Welcome. Mark brings a wealth of NGO management experience to strengthen and develop our work. Joining Asylum Welcome Mark has come full circle from his first work with refugees from Bhutan in the 1980s, back now to work with refugees in
We welcome the announcement on 9th November 2018 that, influenced by the recommendations of Stephen Shaw’s reports, the government commits to reduce by 40% the number of people detained under immigration powers in the UK. We welcome the decision to close Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre in Oxfordshire. Reducing the number of detention centres
