The children of Windrush

[Gramsci]

Chased into 'self-deportation': the most disturbing Windrush case so far

I know someones Uncle from the Carribbean who had similar problem. Cost him three thousand in lawyers plus couldn't work legally until he to sorted it out.

As my Black British friend said the Tory party is racist. Also anyone who votes for Farage is a racist.

Three things from the article. The large amount of public support the then Home Office minister May go home immigration vans got.

Second how Rudd and May who both were responsible for the hostile environment tried to make out it wasn't anything to do with them.

What this Windrush issue has shown is that nasty anti immigrant views never went away.

What happens is that when shown the effects the target changes. Was chatting to someone at work. He now thinks that Windrush deportations / threats of deportations was a mistake. But all these east european criminals and gypsy beggars coming here should go.

My only concern with the article is the emphasis on how hard working and law abiding they were. Its almost falling into the trap of dividing immigrants between the worthy and unworthy.

 

[GarveyLives]

For information:

 

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A care home is calling for people to attend the funeral of Oswald Dixon, a 100-year-old World War Two veteran from Jamaica - one of several thousand people from the Caribbean who fought for Britain in that conflict - with no known relatives in the UK ...

An RAF veteran with no family has died aged 100 - you are invited to salute him at his funeral

(Source: Broughton House)

The Late Oswald Dixon

For further details about the funeral at Agecroft Cemetery and Crematorium in Salford on Wednesday 9 October 2019, contact Co-op Funeralcare on 0161 736 1487.​

 

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Earlier today:

He left Jamaica to fight Nazi Germany and today hundreds rallied to honour the 'forgotten' RAF veteran

(Source: as stated in image)​

 

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Windrush generation: Photos that lay undeveloped for over 50 years

(Source: Howard Grey)

If only they'd known what they were letting themselves in for.​

 

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The reality behind government press releases:

BAME elderly lose dedicated day centre in Lewisham

 

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Another tragedy behind this tragedy:

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Appeal: Hubert Howard funeral

 

[GarveyLives]

The insult continues:

"The recipient of one of the first Windrush compensation offers has said she plans to turn it down, describing the government’s offer as insultingly low because it covers only a year’s loss of earnings even though she was out of work for a decade ..."

Windrush victim rejects 'insulting' offer of £22,000 payout

Windrush compensation ‘breadcrumbs for peasants’ says victim

 

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For information:

The Black Cultural Archives are hosting a public meeting for all those affected by the Windrush Scandal at Lambeth Town Hall on Saturday 18 January 2020.

 

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[ska invita]

Another deportation plane bound for JA next Wednesday with some 50 people booked on it

The new normal

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Treacle Toes]

Just heard that at least half of the people on the flight have cases to be reviewed given the 'lesson learned' report should not even be in detention anyway.

FFS!

 

[teqniq]

Someone fucked right up there.

 

[ska invita]

Someone fucked right up there.

the electorate

 

[IC3D]

No one seems to be taking these cases on merit and given the numbers pretty insulting that there is no reprieve for those that have every right to moving on and continuing with their lives in the UK.

 

[Treacle Toes]

The hostile environment continues. Can we deport Boris? He was born elsewhere and a fucking criminal afterall.

 

[IC3D]

not all criminal elements are created equal Rutita1

 

[FridgeMagnet]

 

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[Treacle Toes]

 

[ska invita]

so if some poor fucker had a working sim they're gone?

 

[Treacle Toes]

so if some poor fucker had a working sim they're gone?

Looks like it. Those that were held at Brook House aren't covered by the court ruling.

 

[teqniq]

More detail here

Jamaica deportation: Home Office flight leaves UK despite court ruling

A plane carrying 17 convicted offenders takes off but a court order stops 25 others being deported.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GarveyLives]

For information:

"The strong response to a letter from Lambeth council urging residents to claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme meant supplies of a special form temporarily ran out ..."

Big demand for Windrush compensation scheme

 

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Further fallout from the 'hostile environment:

Black women scared to report domestic abuse in case Home Office deports them

(Picture: Susannah Ireland)
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"Ngozi Headley-Fulani, who runs Sistah Space, an unfunded domestic violence charity in Hackney, says the Windrush scandal and recent reports of mass-deportations to the Caribbean are trapping women in violent and abusive relationships."

 

[GarveyLives]

The questions that the Windrush report must answer

I'm sure we can't wait to hear her answers.​