MIGRATion JUSTICE.
SOCIAL WORK SOLIDARITY.
Social Workers Without Borders is a social work charity working for migration justice. We believe social workers should work in solidarity with people impacted by borders. We mobilise a network of social workers and social work students to practice in a way that is rights-based, upholding the inherent dignity, worth and humanity of every person.
Social Workers Without Borders provide independent social work reports for people impacted by immigration policy, this includes children, families and adults. Most of our reports concern children’s welfare and we are frequently instructed to give expert evidence for immigration decisions that could separate families.
Our Key Work
Social work reports
We provide independent social work reports to be used as expert evidence in immigration and asylum matters.
Campaigns
Our campaigning sits at the intersection of social work practice and immigration and asylum policy.
Education
We believe in the transformative power of education.
Latest Updates
Children’s journeys to secure immigration status and British citizenship
Start: Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:00 am United Kingdom Time End: Monday 30 June 2025 at 1:00 pm United Kingdom Time Virtual event: Register via Eventbrite Approximately 1 in 10 children in care in the UK is not a British citizen. Many of them would benefit from legal...
Social Workers Without Borders statement on the Government White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System, May 2025’: Children and their right to a family life
This Labour Government have concentrated their narrative and their action on immigration enforcement and removing people from the UK. This means carrying out enforcement action against people in our communities, our colleagues, our neighbours, our friends, our families, us.
The Government’s latest plans for the UK’s immigration system cover a multitude of reforms, but in relation to the White Paper, we are speaking out on the issues that are of most relevance to our social work practice.
Children’s rights in the context of parental deportation: Pushing back on the attack of Article 8
Friday 13th June 2025 at 12 – 1pm (online)
This webinar is based on the findings of a research project commissioned by Social Workers Without Borders and Bail for Immigration Detainees, investigating the procedural protections for children impacted by parental deportation.
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