Delroy Foster, who came from Jamaica to Britain as a baby with his parents in 1960 before moving to the US, says he was denied entry in 2018 and spent five years trying to get a passport.
Now back in the UK with the correct documents, he claims the Home Office team set up to help Windrush victims is not providing support and he is sleeping on a friend’s sofa while trying to get back on his feet. The 63-year-old former building contractor says he is unable to get a job to support himself while he has nowhere to live.
“I have always felt British and the way that I’ve been treated by the Home Office is appalling,” he told The Independent. “I was expecting assistance from them such as being supported with somewhere to stay, at least, because I am a British citizen and this is my right.”
His case has been backed by Labour MP Dawn Butler, who also chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Jamaica, who said: “It is disheartening to continue to hear of situations where those wronged by the Windrush scandal are still suffering. It is clear that the process needs to be taken out of the hands of the Home Office and given to an independent body, so that there can be swift resolutions to these cases.’’
This story is from the May 28, 2023 edition of The Independent.
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