Immigration lawyers union says we're only doing our job

Another of ILPA's activities is management of the so-called 'Strategic Legal Fund' which provides grants to fund 'strategic' legal work, in any area of law where vulnerable young migrants experience disadvantage or discrimination because of their migration status.

In 2022 the SLF was funded to the tune of £175,000 by a consortium of charitable foundations, including: the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Trust for London, Unbound Philanthropy, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Among the organisations which received grants to pursue immigration-related litigation were:

Migrants' Rights Network
Women for Refugee Women
Here for Good
RAMFEL (Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London)
Migrant Legal Project
Bhatt Murphy Solicitors
Deighton Pierce Glynn
CPAG —Child Poverty Action Group
Southwark Law Centre
Doctors of the World
Public Interest Law Centre
Migrants Organise Ltd
Asylum Aid
Coram Childrens Legal Centre
Joint Committee for the Welfare of Immigrants

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