39. Interview with Lucky Khambule: The Refugee Series

Send us Fan MailIn this fourth episode of our refugee series, host Trystan speaks with Lucky Khambule, a refugee from South Africa living in Ireland, and founder of MASI, the movement of asylum seekers in Ireland. After first claiming asylum, Lucky then spent years waiting to find out if his application would be successful, and if he could remain in Ireland as his new home. This isn't unusual, and is in fact the common experience of anyone going through the asylum process, under a system called 'Direct Provision'. Under this system, the government will directly provide the essentials of food and accommodation, but prohibit just about any means of building a life beyond that. A record of nearly 12,000 people are currently living in this limbo, unable to get a job and access any sort of meaningful income, and waiting months if not years to know whether their claim will be successful or they’ll be deported. Lucky joins us today to tell us about the impact Direct Provision can have on someone, as well as some of the amazing ways MASI have been fighting back. Support the showFor more unmissable content from The View sign up here