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Daniel applied for his citizenship this year. (Photo: Brenna Daldorph)
  • United Kingdom

London primary school steps in where British authorities fail

This year, more than ten pupils at Surrey Square Primary School are in the process of acquiring British nationality, an expensive and difficult process. Seeing the strain this puts on families, the school and its community have started speaking out about the high price of citizenship and other severe British immigration policies.

Shahzad, Charles and Ruth Mukerjee were detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre. (Photo provided by the Mukerjee family)
  • Pakistan
  • United Kingdom

Detained with a disability: asylum seeker recounts UK immigration nightmare

When Wilson Mukerjee, his wife Ruth and his son Charles reported to the British Home Office on April 4, they thought it was for a routine check-in. In fact, it was the beginning of a nightmare for this family, who are all asylum seekers from Pakistan.

Asylum Link Merseyside is located in the presbytery of St. Anne's Church in Liverpool. (Brenna Daldorph, InfoMigrants)
  • United Kingdom

No papers, no home, no future: Homeless migrants in the UK

Asylum Link Merseyside is a charity in Liverpool, England, that helps migrants, asylum seekers and refugees navigate life in the United Kingdom. It seeks to fill a gap by assisting undocumented migrants who are trapped in an endless cycle of poverty.

Bryar K, who is originally from Iran, considers making it to England the “happy ending” for his long journey. Credit : Brenna Daldorph
  • United Kingdom

'Arriving in the UK was like waking up from a dream'

On May 3, 2016, British police opened the back of a truck where Bryar K. had been hiding for seven hours. The 30-year-old Iranian stepped out into the light, his feet touching British soil. Later, he would describe the moment as spiritual. His long journey was over.

Hema sits with her daughter Jana in their new home in Stoke-on-Trent, England. In 2015 and 2016, the family made the journey to the UK from Iraq. Credit : Brenna Daldorph
  • United Kingdom

Hema’s story: Trauma at the end of a journey

Brenna Daldorph, a journalist at InfoMigrants, first met Kurdish refugee Hema* and her daughter Jana* at the "Jungle" migrant camp near Grande-Synthe in France in 2015. Two years later, they found asylum in the United Kingdom. While Jana and her new baby sister Mina* are flourishing, Hema is struggling to adjust to her new life as a refugee in the UK.

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