We urgently need your help to raise funds that will reunite families.

We all deserve the right to live with our loved ones. But our politicians have created complex, anti-migrant rules that cut people off from their loved ones, for years.

Young refugees are growing up in the UK without their mums, dads or siblings. Having taken terrifying journeys to reach safety, they must recover and try to rebuild their lives without their loved ones.

Sadly the situation is only getting worse, as hard-line anti-migrant politicians have used Brexit as an excuse for hacking away at the rights of refugees and other migrants to be joined by their families.

Our legal experts know how to help. We have been doing this life-changing work for years, bringing many families back together. And 18 months ago we stepped this up, launching a new project on family reunion to help people grapple with the ever-stricter rules. But we can’t do it without you.

Please chip in today, to help more people fight back and be reunited with their loved ones.

Robel’s story

"I just wanted to see my mum again."

Robel arrived in the UK aged 13, by himself. He left Eritrea and travelled alone over the Mediterranean, across Europe, through Calais and finally reached the UK in the back of a lorry.

He was put into foster care, started school, and made friends. But he missed his mum enormously.

“It was hard seeing other kids getting picked up from school by their parents” says Robel, now 18. “I just wanted to see my mum again.”

The pain of separation and the extraordinary stress of his experiences took a toll on his mental health. After he was granted refugee status by the Home Office, his youth club referred him to us for help.

“It’s extremely difficult for young refugees to get a visa for their parents” explains Cecilia, Robel's lawyer at JCWI, "but we won a major legal battle on this issue a few years ago, setting an important precedent.”

Working with Cecilia, Robel applied for his mum to join him. The Home Office initially refused the application. But after we applied for a judge to review their decision-making, the Home Office agreed that Robel does have a right to have his mum here with him.

Finally, one bright morning in May 2022, Robel’s mum stepped off the plane and onto the tarmac at Heathrow Airport. Robel remembers waiting at arrivals: “my cousin spotted her first. She was wearing a red dress. She was crying – we all were. And laughing too. I just couldn’t believe it.”

After so much time apart, Robel and his mum were finally reunited.

Please help us to support more people like Robel and his mum, by donating today. Every penny will help more people who are struggling with the UK’s hostile anti-migrant rules. 

How can you help?

£10 could help pay for transport to a visa application centre.

£25 could cover the cost of a biometric appointment - another stage in the long and complex process of family reunion.

£50 could help cover the cost of a pre-flight medical test - a Home Office requirement for many.

Every penny will go towards our work defending the rights of our clients and fighting for justice and equality. This life-changing work is only possible thanks to people like you. Will you donate today support more people like Robel and his mum reunite?

We are proud to say we have never taken Government funding, so we are completely independent. We know times are tough, and if you’re not able to support with a donation today, could you share this page on social media, to help spread the word?