Fighting on two fronts – and paying the price

The UK has ground to a halt under COVID-19 lockdown and the Home Office has slowed its operations. With unclear immigration guidance available, thousands of workers are now worried about the security of their visas and the life they’ve built in the UK. 
Samaanatha* is one of them. A children’s social worker in the Midlands, Samaanatha came to the UK in June 2015, after being recruited directly from India.After five years of working in children’s safeguarding for a council,