What the immigration caseworker saw: poet who aided MP launches collection
A poetry collection that tells stories of violence, tragedy and resilience behind immigration cases will be launched at the Nehru Centre in London on Tuesday 19 July at 6.30pm. The Immigration Handbook is by Caroline Smith, who has been the immigration caseworker for the Labour MP for Brent North, Barry Gardiner, for 15 years. The poems are composites of people Smith has observed, and some draw on adjudications and on Border Agency reports on detention raids on failed asylum seekers. The Immigration Handbook is published by Seren.
