The Refugee and Migrant Centre of Wolverhampton persuaded her then-MP, Emma Reynolds, to stop the deportation at the last minute to allow Wilson more time to appeal to the Home Office.
[5] Assisted by a caseworker from the Refugee and Migrant Centre, Wilson gathered documentation to prove that she had lived in England for 50 years and had been wrongly categorised by the Home Office.
[8] In June 2020, Wilson, along with other activists, delivered to Downing Street a petition containing 130,000 signatures calling on the government to resolve the outstanding issues and compensate victims of the scandal.
[4][6][7] Wilson's funeral was delayed while relatives unsuccessfully sought leave to help fill her grave in line with Jamaican custom, involving her brother writing to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson; the request was turned down as disallowed by COVID-19 restrictions.
[14] The plaque was the result of a campaign led by Patrick Vernon and Claire Darke MBE as well as Wilson's family and the centre,[15] which is a cornerstone of the local Caribbean community and was formerly the constituency office of Enoch Powell, where the infamous "Rivers of Blood" speech was written.