Report launch: ‘Exclusion by Design: Digital Identification and the Hostile Environment for Migrants.’

Report launch: ‘Exclusion by Design: Digital Identification and the Hostile Environment for Migrants.’

We are delighted to invite you to the launch of our new report ‘Exclusion by Design: Digital Identification and the Hostile Environment for Migrants.’

Join us on 5 December from 2-4pm to learn about the findings of this report, and discuss the implications of digitalisation for migrants - and for the UK - particularly its impact on access to status and rights.

This report is the result of a year-long study examining the impact of e-visas and the digitalisation of status on migrants. Drawing on in-depth interviews, it shows the realities of the digitalisation of migration status, of navigating the transition process, and how it shapes migrants’ ability to claim their rights, as well as the broader implications for their everyday lives.

This report is part of the ‘Digitising Identity’ project, led by Derya Ozkul (University of Warwick) and Marie Godin (University of Leicester) in collaboration with Migrant Voice and Open Rights Group, and funded by ESRC Digital Good Network.

Where: Migrant Voice, Voluntary Action Islington, 200A Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP

Date: 5 December, 2025

Time: 2-4pm

Tea and cake will be served.

To attend, please register here or email [email protected]