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NCADC sends out email newsletters once a week, sometimes a little more often. You can subscribe here. You can also keep up to date via twitter and facebook. In this week’s newsletter: Home Secretary attacks “revolting” judges UKBA policies under attack - dispersal puts pregnant women at risk use of force on children - UKBA [...]

Just before Christmas, reports started coming in of migrants in the UK receiving distressing text messages from a company claiming to work for the Border Agency. The BBC reported that people living legally in the UK have been incorrectly told to leave the country by Capita PLC, a firm working for the government. Whats the Scam here? [...]

Serious concerns lost in headlines about backlog statistics “entering the world of the UKBA is like falling through the looking glass” Keith Vaz, Chair of Committee Last week (8 Nov), the UK parliament’s Home Affairs Committee published a report of its latest Inquiry into the work of the UK Border Agency. The Committee has now [...]

Dividing families, disrupting integration The government has recently announced significant rule changes on family migration to the UK from outside the EU (see below for details). People seeking to bring their spouse or partner, children and other close dependants to join them to the UK will face new barriers to family life here. The Joint [...]

On June 16 in Glasgow, NCADC will be marching in solidarity with all refugees for the right to sanctuary and for an end to detention, destitution and deportation. The event starts at 12 noon at George Square, setting off for a march round the city centre at 12:30, ending with a rally in the Square [...]

NCADC public meeting: Stop Deportations to Afghanistan Monday 25 June, 19:00 - 20:30 at: Praxis Community Projects, Bethnal Green, London Despite the upsurge in violence and worsening socio-economic conditions in Afghanistan, UKBA has resumed its fortnightly mass deportations to Kabul. The 25 June public meeting in London is an opportunity to share concerns about enforced [...]

Y-People: Locks changed despite promises from Chief Executive. Despite assurances, Scottish charity Y-people has started the eviction of up to 100 refugees ahead of the transfer of housing contract to Serco. Update, 14 May At least four refugees have been evicted in the last week, their locks changed while they were out. Please use the [...]

RALLY & PROTEST at Brand Street UKBA Reporting Centre Saturday 21 April 11am Stop the Evictions End Destitution Housing is a Human Right At a meeting on Tuesday night, attended by numerous organisations, it was agreed unanimously to continue the campaign against the eviction and enforced homelessness of refused refugees by calling the above rally [...]

How do we stop the eviction of refugees? The next steps Tuesday 17th April at 7pm At the STUC, 333 Woodlands Rd, G3 6NG Map here with speakers from: Glasgow Campaign to Welcomes Refugees National Coalition of Anti Deportation Campaigns Unity Centre and many others Background to the campaign here Resistance grows - Article by [...]

On Sunday, the Taliban launched their biggest assault on the Afghan capital, Kabul, in over a decade. Fighting continued over the weekend, and it is reported that gunshots can still be heard today (Monday 16 April) in the city. Insurgents managed to infiltrate the supposedly secure diplomatic areas of the city (where foreign embassies and NATO are based), and [...]