What we do

Our priority is to promote a fair and non-discriminatory immigration system through policy influencing and litigation.

In recent years high-profile PLP cases have prevented regressive changes and/or improved legal protections across a range of migrants’ rights issues including indefinite detention, the legal aid residence test, and the right of access to the court for migrants facing removal from the UK.

Recent reforms have significantly changed the landscape for migrant groups in the UK, presenting greater risks to access to justice for those subject to immigration control.

Our main goals in this area are:

  • To identify and challenge systemic unfairness and discrimination in immigration control
  • To effectively challenge barriers that prevent access to justice for migrants, particularly those that arise from recent reform

Read more in our 2022-25 strategy

PLP’s statement on far right attacks
News & Updates

PLP’s statement on far right attacks

PLP responds to the recent outbreak of far-right violence

Immigration legal aid in south-west England: New depths of unmet need?
Research

Immigration legal aid in south-west England: New depths of unmet need?

New research shows that the Ministry of Justice’s list of remote advice providers created a mirage of legal aid capacity in the south-west

Challenging unfairness in the immigration system
Events

Challenging unfairness in the immigration system

For those seeking to challenge discrimination and unfairness in the immigration system, using strategic legal, research and policy work.