immigration

Trafficked County Durham teen ‘sent home’ to Vietnamese gang: What’s wrong with our immigration system?

A County Durham teenager, who was trafficked to the UK by a Vietnamese gang, faces being returned ‘home’ to street violence after our government rejected his request for asylum. The young man was orphaned before being trafficked to the UK and faces retrafficking as well as persecution for his new Christian faith if he returns […]

by Siobhan McShane

Postwar optimism and immigration: Brooklyn, a historical review

Giulia Zavagno reviews Colm Toibin’s novel Brooklyn, revealing how literature can act as a window into lesser-known periods of history.

by Giulia Zavagno