The ongoing struggles of Windrush victims: chronic illness, mental health, and inadequate compensation.

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Hundreds of long-term sick and mentally ill people from the Windrush generation were sent back to the Caribbean between the 1950s and the early 1970s, under a scheme that was meant to be voluntary, according to formerly classified documents. Families say they were ripped apart and some were never reunited. The UK government said it was committed to tackling the injustices of the era. The revelations have sparked calls for a public inquiry into the repatriation policy.
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- Windrush campaigner fears Home Office could wind up compensation scheme The Independent
- Windrush compensation scheme worse than hell - father BBC
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