A reminder of one of two countries so long doing most of the work hosting refugees from #Afghanistan. #Iran #Pakistan theguardian.com/global-develop…

This issue features an in-depth analysis by Solange Valdez-Symonds and Steve Valdez-Symonds of the good character requirement for registration as a British citizen, and a critique of its application by the SSHD. (2/5)

I'm a migrant! I'm a lawyer! In the last 12 years, I have become even more committed to young people born in the UK or from migrant backgrounds at the Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens PRCBC: Children's Rights to British Citizenship. 1/4 🕊️

“Targeting immigration services & their users is the latest appalling development of the racist hate & violence that's erupted over these last days" Amnesty UK's Steve Valdez-Symonds ahead of expected racist targeting of law firms & support services #UKRiots amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

Thanks to all providing service to others. Whether paid, volunteer, in uniform, for public or private body, or in your own time, all of us depend on you, some of us far more directly than others. If you’re feeling scared or low at this time, know at least your kindness is valued.

Responding to news that the Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal against a decision to revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship 'Stripping Shamima Begum’s nationality was profoundly wrong - she is and has always been British' - Steve Valdez-Symonds amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

Response from Amnesty UK's Steve Valdez-Symonds to the new quarterly immigration (including asylum) statistics

RT: Booklet: Children & their rights to British Citizenship. prcbc.org/wp-content/upl… Foreword: Professor Benjamin Zephaniah (Benjamin generously wrote this foreword in 2022, before he passed away. We are forever grateful)🙏🏽 illustration: chris riddell (our sincere gratitude to Chris) 🙏🏽

“UK leaders have too long attempted to shirk responsibility, even to the point of wrecking the country's own asylum system”, writes Steve Valdez-Symonds of Amnesty UK 🇬🇧 The UK must share, not shirk, asylum responsibilities politics.co.uk/comment/2024/1…

Responding to new Government immigration statistics released today ... ‘There’s no compromising on the need for asylum in a world torn by conflict, authoritarianism and oppression’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

UK: Syrian refugees must not be left stuck in 'asylum limbo' ‘Historic as it is, the fall of Assad’s brutal regime provides no guarantee of safety whatsoever in what remains a complicated and volatile situation in #Syria’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

The decision to strip Begum of British citizenship despite the fact she was born here sent a message to all the children/grand children of immigrants: we can take your citizenship away. Steve Valdez-Symonds is right here - Begum is British & should be brought back #GMB