Safety of Immigration Practitioners
We believe that lawyers must be able to freely perform their professional duties, and be safeguarded by authorities if their security is threatened as a result of carrying out their professional role. Unfortunately in recent years, senior politicians and a number of media outlets have fostered a climate of hostility towards immigration practitioners by attacking the legitimacy of immigration lawyers exercising their proper function in our democracy.
Please see the below resources and documents we have put together on the safety of Immigration Practitioners.
Dame Angela Eagle Letter to ILPA (13 September 2024)
Resources from ILPA Solidarity Meeting (September 2024)
Staying Safe Amidst Far-right Violence (August 2024)
Safety and Security Guide: Far-Right Attacks on Organisations (resource for ILPA members)
ILPA Statement on the Safety and Protection of Immigration Practitioners (10 August 2023)