Home Office could face hundreds of claims over asylum families in single rooms Judge in case of two families housed for years in single hotel rooms says they should have been moved within three months

Accommodation for those seeking asylum is often dire, and getting worse with expanded use of camps. This is a welcome ruling, but only scratches the surface. When it's more humane, and cost effective, to invest in community support schemes, there's no excuse. 1/2
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Data obtained through FOI shows that the Home Sec's earned settlement proposals are expected to save just 6% of what was claimed.
Migration Advisory Committee data suggests savings of c. £600m, not £10bn as Mahmood claimed.
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We're proud of another win for our client.

We stopped a deportation and prevented a family from being separated.

Invest NI and ICE: ‘We have a nice little database’. Invest NI is really proud of Belfast’s growing place in defence industries. On their page they boast: “Northern Ireland is recognised for its commitment to developing world-class innovative technol…

A statement from End Deportations Belfast on news that Invest NI have been funding repressive tech used by US ICE.

The Immigration Policy Nobody Asked For How our voting system distorts not just who gets to sit in Parliament but what they do when they get there.

Despite what MSM says, immigration is not in the top 10 topics when people list their own personal priorities; It only emerges as a top issue when pollsters ask "what are the country’s priorities?"
That gap is largely down to cynical agenda-setting.
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This BBC immigration and asylum story is a moral panic. Poorly evidenced, generalised panic about a marginalised social group. Next week, the government will respond with a new 'crackdown'. This will then further exacerbate public anxiety.

You know who wins from all of this, Nigel Farage.

Boy believed to be first charged under new border law due in court Measures introduced under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act cover journeys by water to the UK from France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

He's 16 FFS. The Home Office knows that the chances are, as with most people piloting small boats, that he was forced into doing so by gangs. He should be having his asylum claim processed, not being prosecuted.

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Experts condemn 'appalling' BBC story that 'raises risk of far-right attacks' THE BBC has come under heavy fire after publishing a “misleading” report on asylum seekers which experts allege will put vulnerable people “at…

BBCs coverage isn't just misleading, it is inflammatory. It has predictably been latched onto by the far right and others, including this government, to call for even more restrictions on those seeking asylum. Along with others, I explain here how wrong it is 👇

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So improve reporting and investigation for domestic abuse overall.
This drip feed of misleading claims making out that there is widespread abuse of the asylum system is going to harm those genuinely affected, and make it harder for them to seek safety. 1/
#r4today

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And also in comparison to the very real difficulties faced by migrants and refugees every single day, in which the BBC takes far less interest until there’s a riot or some other crisis.

Both abject and pathetic, in short /end

The BBC undercover investigation into false immigration claims is deeply irresponsible journalism. It does not highlight that exploitation by unregulated advisors occurs because legal aid was cut and the system is insane to navigate.

As @rainbowmigration.bsky.social explains, UK govt data shows 2% of asylum claims included sexual orientation as a need for protection.
The hostile asylum system requires LGBTQI+ ppl to “prove” their sexual orientation/gender identity. Yet many have hidden or denied who they are to avoid violence.

Behaviour by a small number of bad-faith actors does not reflect the reality of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum - Rainbow Migration Almost 70 countries criminalise same-sex relations, some with the death penalty. The UK government itself recognises that in Pakistan consensual same-sex

We are aware of the BBC’s investigation into individuals allegedly helping people fabricate LGBTQI+ asylum claims. Read the full statement on our website:

The real scandal of the asylum system is the cruelty & incompetence which 1000s of people endure every day but which rarely gets spotlighted at the top of the BBC News site.

Dan here nails much of what makes me uncomfortable about the BBC’s “fake gay refugees” story but here’s a few more points 1/

Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds The BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system.

Disgusting reporting by BBC using a tiny number of cases to suggest widespread abuse of a system which routinely denies LGBTQIA+ individuals asylum and forces them back into environments of persecution. This article massively distorts the reality of the situation. 1/
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Home Office to announce closure of 11 asylum hotels in next week Exclusive: closures are part of pledge by Labour to end all use of hotels for asylum seekers by end of this parliament

No one should be forced to live in squalid converted hotels. But closing hotels must mean housing people in real homes, in communities - NOT ex-military camps.
Real homes are safer, more dignified - and 5x cheaper per-night than camps.

#CommunitiesNotCamps

Home Office expected to close down another 11 asylum hotels The move is part of an attempt to end asylum hotel accommodation altogether

The Home Office is closing down hotels and moving people seeking asylum to warehouses & ex-military sites. This week they are holding an "industry day" for private companies about the £10 billion contract. This is the asylum scandal we should be talking about.
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Home Office to announce closure of 11 asylum hotels in next week Exclusive: closures are part of pledge by Labour to end all use of hotels for asylum seekers by end of this parliament

This is welcome news, but only scratches the surface.

All hotels must close as an urgent priority.

Instead, people seeking safety should have somewhere safe to call home, so they can heal and rebuild their lives.

📣 Homes, not hotels.

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Very good explanation of the profound problems with the government’s proposals on permanent residence and why simply tackling retrospectivity isn’t nearly enough

Members podcast: What is immigration policy for? With Madeleine Sumption - Free Movement In this episode, Jasmine is joined by Madeleine Sumption. Madeleine is the director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford and has recently

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Charities "more vulnerable than ever" as far right threats spiral As far-right and anti-immigration sentiment has grown in the UK, charities have been forced to increase and introduce radical safeguarding measures to protect staff.

🗣️ “Women-led organisations like ours should be able to focus on supporting refugee women to recover from violence and persecution, not be forced to divert scarce resources into security simply to stay safe.”

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Children are being separated from their parents, and families kept apart by a government chasing headlines.

But hundreds of faith leaders across the country are saying: not in our name.

Will you join them? Email the Home Secretary today: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...

Today, Border Forensics together with @sociodigfutures.bsky.social releases the new investigation 'How ‘stopping the boats’ kills'! The report shows that the #UK's "stop the boats" policy has in fact led to an increase in deaths. Find full report here 👉 www.borderforensics.org/investigatio...

‘Citizen journalists’ in Coleraine.

The counter rally to the far-right today in Coleraine was a powerful display of solidarity and community support that shamed the far-right’s paltry showing.

Yet, following the Parades Commission decision, the violations of the Public Order Act were on display today. Incitement to hate … [1/n]

In an open letter addressed to the Home Secretary, our One Strong Voice network describe how more frequent reviews of refugee status push people back into fear and instability.

Their message is clear: constant uncertainty makes recovery harder, not easier.

Take action. 📢
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In a recent Podcasthon episode, our clinician Ann Salter shares how we help survivors of torture rebuild safety, dignity and hope.
She highlights tortures deep psychological impact, as well as what meaningful recovery truly looks like.