By the time further Home Office missives detailing flights back to Nigeria arrived at the family’s temporary accommodation near Newcastle, Eke was pregnant with her fourth child. The situation was so urgent that Clare Hurst, senior solicitor at the North East Law Centre, made calls to halt their deportation while in an A&E department after a cycling accident. But the centre fought for us and the battle was won,” says Eke, whose family was finally granted refugee status in June. The north-east centre is one of 43 represented by the Law Centres Network (LCN) in the UK, offering legal assistance, casework and representation on a not-for-profit basis. Tales such as Eke’s are testament to the value of the centre’s work.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2018 09:00 UTC