According to The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, the Windrush Scandal surfaced in 2017 after it was discovered that thousands of legal residents, known as the Windrush Generation who arrived in the UK from the Caribbean, between 1948 and 1973 were wrongly classified as undocumented immigrants by the Home Office. Due to a lack of formal documentation and the government's 2012 "Hostile Environment" policies, these individuals were subsequently denied access to employment, housing, healthcare, and welfare, leading to detentions, deportations, and immense personal hardship, despite having the legal right to live in the UK. The scandal continues as individuals are still seeking justice after in 2023 the Home Office failed to fulfill its promises in righting their wrongs to citizens. 

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Event: Windrush Scandal Explained - Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

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