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Amreen Qureshi

Research fellow

Amreen is a research fellow, working within the migration, trade and communities team.

Amreen was a key contributor to the report Beyond the hostile environmentwhich analysed Home Office policies that contributed to the Windrush scandal, and proposed ways to reform current systems of immigration enforcement. She also co-authored Locked out of a livelihood: The case for reforming ‘no recourse to public funds’ which explored how the ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ condition has an impact on people within the UK immigration system.

Recently, Amreen co-authored Understanding the rise in Channel Crossings, a briefing paper that sets out some of the potential factors explaining the recent rise in people crossing the Channel.

Amreen has appeared on BBC, ITV and Times Radio, and her writing has been featured in the Guardian and on the Fabian Society blog. She is also a member of the NEON spokesperson network.

Amreen has an MA in Humanitarianism and conflict response from the University of Manchester and a BA in politics and international relations from Lancaster University.

Amreen’s areas of expertise are:

  • society and migration
  • gender and racial inequality
  • power and politics.
Twitter
@AmreenQureshi_
Email
a.qureshi@ippr.org

More from this author:

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  1. A mother and child from behind looking out of a window

    Hidden hardships: The immigration system and child poverty

    Child poverty remains a persistent and deeply rooted issue in the UK. 
    7 March 2025
  2. An illustration of a woman looking anxiously at a notice board of job vacancies which is covered in question marks.

    Making strides: Refugees’ employment trajectories in Yorkshire and the Humber

    This study is concerned with the job progression opportunities that are available to refugees and people with humanitarian leave.
    20 December 2023
  3. Charting new waters: A progressive policy response to the Channel crossings

    This report outlines the concrete steps which the government can take to mount a progressive and pragmatic response to the Channel crossings.
    31 October 2023
  4. What would the illegal migration bill mean in practice?

    24 March 2023
  5. Building the foundations for social connections in Yorkshire and the Humber

    This toolkit is designed to support those working with refugee, migrant and receiving communities in the Yorkshire and Humber region, to build the foundations for meaningful social connections.
    28 November 2022
  6. Understanding the rise in Channel crossings

    This briefing explores the reasons behind the rise in dangerous Channel crossings to help form a firmer basis for a humane and effective policy response.
    26 October 2022

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