After struggling to claim asylum in the UK, Lorraine* ended up at risk of destitution due to the Home Office placing a condition of No Recourse to Public Funds on her visa. She talks about her experience, and how Praxis supported her family to get the essential help they needed.

Brighter Futures is our group for young people facing immigration issues. After celebrating Refugee Week, they have been reflecting on what it means to ‘heal’, how it can be difficult when living in a hostile environment and the power of community and campaigning as a practice to hold onto hope.

Anna Berry is a campaigner with lived experience of the immigration system. In this piece, she reflects on the impact of key parts of the Nationality and Borders Act coming into force, what that means for people seeking safety and what we can do to resist the Act.

At Praxis, we hear from people with lived experience of NRPF every day. Beyond that, we saw how people wanted to find ways to organise, come together and fight for the justice that everyone deserves. That’s why we facilitate the NRPF Action Group, formed of campaigners working to put an end to the policy.

Year upon year, this Government continues with unfair and unjust policies that end up causing immense harm to Black people. We speak to No Recourse to Public Funds Action Group member Shakira about her thoughts and experiences of the policy.

On the day of a deportation flight to Jamaica, Praxis service users write about the injustice of detention and deportation, and why it should stop.