They helped bring the Windrush scandal to public attention and continue to support all who unfairly fall foul of the immigration system – from legal assistance to accommodation – and promote fairer policies. Like many of the Windrush generation, he was never given, and didn’t claim, documents that would prove his citizenship. After the Windrush scandal broke, Hackney Community Law Centre helped him challenge the Home Office. “If it weren’t for the law centre, I wouldn’t be sitting here,” he says. She contacted several solicitors recommended by the Home Office, but was repeatedly ignored; only Islington Law Centre offered them support.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2018 07:00 UTC