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Kathleen Commons

@kabcommons.bsky.social

Researching immigration control in 17C England, and what it tells us about citizenship now and then. Co-convenor @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar kabcommons [at] gmail [dot] com

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Kathleen Commons@kabcommons.bsky.social · last wk.

Just 2 wks till @ihr.bsky.social @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social & Migration & Mobility Seminar New Research showcase w/papers on 19thC prison ships, Muslims in 19thC London, migrants lodgers in late 19thC Antwerp & working class Anglo-Chinese families in 20thC Liverpool. Sign up: tinyurl.com/mr22jn5e

History Lab/Migration and Mobility Seminar

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Thomas C Jones@thomas-c-jones.bsky.social · last mo.

The @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility seminar is starting with a bang this year, with 4 pieces of new postgraduate research on 6 October - sign up to attend at forms.gle/tUCt9uWatCYK...

Kathleen Commons@kabcommons.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm so proud to be a trustee @afrilcharity.bsky.social - an incredible charity, supporting refugees and migrants in some really innovative ways (incredible & growing advice service, Saturday school, destitution service). This is a great opportunity to get involved & develop skills (& feel great!)

Gareth Redmond-King@gredmondking.bsky.social · last mo.

We're looking for a trustee to join the board of @afrilcharity.bsky.social - Action for Refugees in Lewisham - to act as secretary. Find out more and apply at the link below. Or give me a shout if you want to talk about it before deciding whether to apply. www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · last mo.

‘According to Deportation Alarm, a charter flight has been scheduled at 1 a.m. from Leipzig to Kabul between 25 and 27 August. Tofan didn’t know if he would be forced to get on it.’ Caitlin L. Chandler on a German deportation case, new on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...

Caitlin L. Chandler | Deported for Leaving the Country

Faridoon Tofan wanted to see Rome. The 46-year-old Afghan national had been living in Germany since 2022 without leaving...

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London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · 2mo ago

‘The trend in recent years has been for countries to do away with, rather than affirm, 𝘫𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪. Ireland abolished the practice in 2005 after a referendum; Australia, New Zealand and India have all revoked it.’ @kabcommons.bsky.social on birthright citizenship. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Kathleen Commons · Short Cuts: England’s Birthright Citizenship

It was relatively straightforward for the British government to end birthright subjecthood: statute overrides common law...

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London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · 2mo ago

‘Just as the judges in 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 made legal contortions to interpret the law in a way consistent with existing legal principles and the desires of the new monarch, so have supporters of Trump’s effort to abolish birthright citizenship.’ @kabcommons.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Kathleen Commons · Short Cuts: England’s Birthright Citizenship

It was relatively straightforward for the British government to end birthright subjecthood: statute overrides common law...

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London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · 2mo ago

‘It was relatively straightforward for the British government to end birthright subjecthood: statute overrides common law. It is less easy for those seeking to end birthright citizenship in the US.’ @kabcommons.bsky.social on birthright citizenship in England. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Kathleen Commons · Short Cuts: England’s Birthright Citizenship

It was relatively straightforward for the British government to end birthright subjecthood: statute overrides common law...

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Kathleen Commons@kabcommons.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It should also be noted that a key "safe route" was suspended by the govt in September, causing untold distress to refugees in the UK, and placing their families overseas in often imaginable danger. Family reunion was already hugely restricted - now no refugee can access it.

Migrant Voice@migrantvoice.bsky.social · 3mo ago

These are not "new routes". Community sponsorship existed for a decade. This is an attempt to deflect from how this government has closed genuine "safe routes" and is now replacing them with restricted, inaccessible, schemes which will exclude many needing asylum. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Kathleen Commons@kabcommons.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just one week to sign up for our last @ihr.bsky.social Migration & Mobility Seminar with Daniel Renshaw presenting on 'Catholic Refugees and Protestant Churches in Britain during the First World War'. 30th June online and in-person - sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Kathleen Commons@kabcommons.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our next (last of the year!) @ihr.bsky.social Migration & Mobility Seminar will be Daniel Renshaw presenting on 'Catholic Refugees and Protestant Churches in Britain during the First World War'. 30th June online and in-person - sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...