The scandal affected thousands of black post-war immigrants who came to the UK on the MV Empire Windrush ship and other vessels to help fill labour shortages after World War II.
The Black Equity Organisation, a group created to campaign for the civil rights of black Britons, is seeking a judicial review of Interior Minister Suella Braverman’s decision to reject three of the recommendations made by the independent inquiry. The group argues that the Home Office must be opened up to independent scrutiny and forced to honour the promises made in its name.