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I’ve experienced the Home Office’s cruelty first hand. It’s unbearable

The ten-year route is the government’s hostile environment in action. Where is the humanity?

By Anonymous .
I’ve experienced the Home Office’s cruelty first hand. It’s unbearable
Under the ten-year route, people have to renew their leave to remain every two-and-a-half years | Andrew Aitchison / In pictures via Getty Images
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I moved to the UK from Bangladesh in 2007, when I was 20, to study accountancy. For the last 16 years I have lived at the mercy of the Home Office and a hostile environment that hits people making their homes in the UK hard.

I’ve experienced the cruelty of migration policies myself – and, sadly, so have my children.

I initially decided to come to the UK because of its high quality education with worldwide reputation, and during my study years in England I dreamed of becoming a qualified chartered certified accountant.

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