FEMINIST activists will fight back today against the wave of media anti-immigrant invective prompted by the continuing crisis in Calais.

Migrants’ troubles are far from over once they reach Britain and all-female group Sisters Uncut members will protest against increasing state violence committed against migrant women seeking safety here.

The organisers anticipate more than 500 women will assemble in Kensington, west London, to protest against the way that migrant women who experience violence are further victimised by racist and sexist immigration policies.

Zara Colbert, a member of Sisters Uncut, said: “On Saturday we are protesting against the anti-migrant propaganda of certain British media outlets which enables racist and sexist Tory policies on immigration. These policies include ‘no recourse to public funds,’ a legal status that essentially prevents migrant women accessing critical state assistance to enable them to leave violent relationships.

“They also include detaining innocent women in ‘immigration removal centres’ such as Yarl’s Wood, where sexual abuse is rampant.”

A further demonstration organised by Movement for Justice for Saturday August 8 will call for the notorious detention centre to be shut down.

The protesters will also seek to highlight that Chancellor George Osborne’s drastic welfare cuts, which include cuts and closures to domestic violence services, are disproportionately affecting migrant women and women from ethnic minorities.

A domestic violence support worker attending the demonstration said: “It is a desperate situation and I have seen first-hand the additional risk migrant women are at, both from the state and abusive men. We have to take action.”

Due to the nature of the action, protesters are asked to meet outside Kensington Central Library at noon and will be given further details from there.