Get informed about the hostile immigration system
Too often the conversation about migration in the UK is full of misinformation. Understandably, many people are left with questions about what it’s really like for migrants and refugees in the UK. That’s why we’ve set out the facts in these short articles about the immigration and asylum system.
Explained: The hostile environment
In 2012, Theresa May, the Conservative Home Secretary introduced the ‘Hostile Environment’- a policy response aiming to make life as difficult as possible for people without regular immigration status to live in the UK. Today, the ‘Hostile Environment’ refers to the overarching approach and numerous policies which aim to make it as difficult as possible for migrants.