Composite: Martin Godwin/Fabio de Paulo/David Sillitoe/Alicia Canter for the GuardianThese were people who had contributed for decades and whose lives had been destroyed by Home Office harassment over their immigration status. It requires employers, NHS staff, private landlords and other bodies to demand evidence of people’s citizenship or immigration status. In response to every case the Guardian raised, Home Office staff issued statements saying the affected people needed to get legal advice and submit the correct applications. Dozens of Windrush victims have contacted the Guardian and accounts of 19 ruined lives have been published. None of the Windrush victims interviewed by the Guardian over the past six months are happy today.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2018 17:30 UTC