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The UK Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill gives broad powers to impose conditions on a person with lawful leave in the UK, including electronic monitoring and any other conditions the Home Secretary sees fit.
We demand #DigitalSanctuary for all migrants!
#DigitalHostileEnvironment #hostileenvironment #migrants #migrantdigitaljustice #immigration #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
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At the start of February, the Home Office admitted that refugee’s travel documents can’t be linked to their eVisa.
eVisas aren't working.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/evisa-uk-travel-problems-immigration-b2692700.html
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Migrants need to be able to prove their immigration status offline with a QR code or digital token that can be saved or printed out.
Write to your MP ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-stop-e-visas-becoming-next-windrush-scandal
Without a physical or saved digital proof of status, migrants are exposed to data errors, system crashes and the stability of Internet connections.
There must be an offline version.
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At the start of February, the Home Office admitted that refugee’s travel documents can’t be linked to their eVisa.
eVisas aren't working.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/evisa-uk-travel-problems-immigration-b2692700.html
The sticking plaster of advising migrants to use expired documentation makes the situation worse.
People are being stopped at borders and denied access to services or benefits.
Change is needed.
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Without a physical or saved digital proof of status, migrants are exposed to data errors, system crashes and the stability of Internet connections.
There must be an offline version.
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The sticking plaster of advising migrants to use expired documentation makes the situation worse.
People are being stopped at borders and denied access to services or benefits.
Change is needed.
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With migrants' proof of the right to be in the UK hanging in the balance, we're seeing a digital Windrush scandal in the making.
Jana Trkulja from IMK Solicitors talked to us about the technical barriers that migrants are facing.
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#AsylumSeekers #Refugees#Immigration#UKPolitics
Deportations reach five-year high despite concerns of rights groups | Home Office | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/15/deportations-reach-five-year-high-despite-concerns-of-rights-groups
Under British law, when a pesticide is banned, the ban does not extend to its production or export. This leaves companies free to keep manufacturing these products in the UK to be sold in countries with weaker regulations.
#Pesticides #Pollution#PublicHealth#UKPolitics #Brazil #Canada #Mexico
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Five companies were involved in this trade, but Syngenta was responsible for 8,282 tonnes of the exports – or 98%.
The UK’s top three banned pesticide exports were all Syngenta products"
#Pesticides #Pollution#PublicHealth#UKPolitics #Brazil #Canada #Mexico
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Under British law, when a pesticide is banned, the ban does not extend to its production or export. This leaves companies free to keep manufacturing these products in the UK to be sold in countries with weaker regulations.
#Pesticides #Pollution#PublicHealth#UKPolitics #Brazil #Canada #Mexico
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Don’t trust Westminster.
https://theferret.scot/radioactive-pollution-clyde-nuclear-bases/
#scotland#ScottishPolitics#UkPolitics #pollution#NuclearWaste#Environment#ScottishIndependence
