• Ellen DeGeneres used the ‘Finding Dory’ plot to criticise Trump’s immigration ban. Reuters
    Ellen DeGeneres used the ‘Finding Dory’ plot to criticise Trump’s immigration ban. Reuters
  • Richard Gere has clashed with Italy’s Matteo Salvini over the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. AP Photo
    Richard Gere has clashed with Italy’s Matteo Salvini over the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. AP Photo
  • Richard Branson tweeted ‘If life, liberty & pursuit of happiness have been the engines that power the American Dream, immigration is its fuel.’ AP
    Richard Branson tweeted ‘If life, liberty & pursuit of happiness have been the engines that power the American Dream, immigration is its fuel.’ AP
  • Niky Minaj recently shared her personal story as a 5-year-old illegal migrant. AP Photo
    Niky Minaj recently shared her personal story as a 5-year-old illegal migrant. AP Photo
  • The Clooneys donated $100,000 to help migrant children. AP Photo
    The Clooneys donated $100,000 to help migrant children. AP Photo
  • Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend donated $288,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union. AP
    Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend donated $288,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union. AP
  • Author J.K. Rowling tweeted: "The screams reverberating around the world are coming from terrified children in cages. What you’re saying here is that you believe child abuse should be a legitimate tool of the state." AFP
    Author J.K. Rowling tweeted: "The screams reverberating around the world are coming from terrified children in cages. What you’re saying here is that you believe child abuse should be a legitimate tool of the state." AFP
  • Actress Kristen Bell urged her followers to call their governors to sign an executive order declaring no state resources would go to the support of Trump's immigration policy. Getty Images
    Actress Kristen Bell urged her followers to call their governors to sign an executive order declaring no state resources would go to the support of Trump's immigration policy. Getty Images
  • Anne Hathaway slammed the US government for using tear gas at the US-Mexico border as a “monstrous use of force” against migrants. Getty Images
    Anne Hathaway slammed the US government for using tear gas at the US-Mexico border as a “monstrous use of force” against migrants. Getty Images
  • Former England striker Gary Lineker has announced he is welcoming a refugee to live in his £4million mansion in Surrey, United Kingdom. Getty
    Former England striker Gary Lineker has announced he is welcoming a refugee to live in his £4million mansion in Surrey, United Kingdom. Getty

Gary Lineker is housing a migrant - these famous faces could follow suit

Many celebrities with large houses have espoused the migrant cause - will they open their doors too?

Pina Schipani

September 04, 2020

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Former England striker Gary Lineker has announced he is welcoming a refugee to live in his £4 million (Dh19.4m) mansion in Surrey, England.

The Match of the Day presenter made the arrangement through the charity Refugees at Home, and said he had been thinking about doing it for a while.

"My kids are all grown up so I've got plenty of room so if I can help on a temporary basis then I'm more than happy to do so. Why not?" Lineker told the Daily Mirror:

The former Everton and Tottenham Hotspur striker told the newspaper he did not know who his new guest would be or where they are from.

As migration policies harden around the world, more and more celebrities are voicing their support for migrants and refugees.

Here’s a look at the stars who have taken a stand against their governments' refugee policies.

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