By Habib Rezaie We publish here our colleague Habib Rezaie’s thought of the day on BBC Radio Leicester (from 40’41”), as part of the pop-up internet radio station Sanctuary Radio (#sanctuaryradio) In September I will start my final year on the IT for Business … Continue reading Spelling the word “can”
Originally posted on Monday Morning Meetings on Migration:
May 2, 2016 – Elaine Chase. Large numbers of unaccompanied young migrants are seeking sanctuary in Europe. The plight of these migrants has been brought into focus by the conditions in Calais. The Guardian recently… Continue reading Childhood Without a Future? Unaccompanied Youth Migrants in Europe
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Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham The UK government has offered to take 3,000 extra lone refugee children in its existing resettlement scheme for Syrian refugees. But the offer has two caveats: it is only for… Continue reading Britain is to take 3,000 refugee children by 2020 … Generous? Think again
Elaine Chase presented on precariousness and the futures and wellbeing of former unaccompanied minors, at the 3rd SCMR-JEMS conference “Migration and diversity: a dialogue across disciplines” The podcast is available here Continue reading Lecture by Elaine Chase: podcast
By Rachel Humphris, University of Birmingham The Immigration Bill is continuing to roll through UK Parliament. On Tuesday 12th April the House of Lords gave the Bill its third and final reading, ready to send back to the House of … Continue reading What’s happening with the Immigration Bill and unaccompanied minors
1 in 53 boat migrants died crossing the Central Mediterranean in 2015, 1 in 1049 across the Aegean. What makes a route more or less deadly? Heaven Crawley and Nando Sigona offer some insights drawing on the ESRC and DFIF- funded MEDMIG project … Continue reading European policy is driving refugees to more dangerous routes across the Med
Since March 2014, Refugee Support Netwok has been systematically monitoring what happens to former child asylum seekers who have been forcibly removed to Afghanistan after turning 18. After Return documents their experiences and, for the first time, fills a vital evidence gap … Continue reading After Return: young people forcibly removed to Afghanistan
It is now possible to watch the movie Leave to Remain on BBCiPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05xxj3y/leave-to-remain About the movie: Based on real-life stories, Leave to Remain is a coming of age drama that depicts a world hidden from view. Omar, a charismatic Afghan teenager, is at … Continue reading Leave to remain: A movie about an Afghan boy and his precarious transitions
Young people seeking safety and security are subjected to the vagaries of all kinds of ‘solutions at various national borders’. Sometimes they are taken in and sometimes they are turned away. Sometimes, as Elaine Chase (UCL) and Nando Sigona (University … Continue reading Lost in the world: Former unaccompanied minors in orbit
The court case about returns of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan was dismissed last week, with a sad ending. The court ruled that failed asylum-seekers, including former unaccompanied minors, are to be sent back to Afghanistan, amid concerns the country was too dangerous. In … Continue reading Safe enough? Durable solutions beyond deportations
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