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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

To watch the entire West back Israel's non-existent 'right' to board a vessel in international waters and abduct its crew and passengers on the might-is-right principle is to witness the Death of International Law - again! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

IT IS HAPPENING NOW IN THE WEST BANK: Settlers are invading No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal’s village again and building a new outpost inside the village directly in front of his house.

I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

Any budding actors (in Scotland) on my feed? @uofgunescorila.bsky.social are looking for two volunteers to play Mahmud and Moritz (men in their 20s) in a play written by Tom Block called 'Oud Player on the Tel'.

Flagging to Scottish based social policy researchers, charities, thinktanks, welfare rights, academics, community groups, public services etc. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on their commitment to 'mitigate the 2 child limit' until 18th April: www.gov.scot/publications...

Small boats: "Bruno Retailleau, the French interior minister, said... he was seeking a law change to allow migrants to be tackled out of boats in shallow water". www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

The denial of asylum to 2,000 Afghan veterans shows how embedded anti-asylum attitudes are, otherwise the MoD would have flagged it. It also shows up how sickening the denial of citizenship for refugees is, when people are forced into using irregular routes. 👇 www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

"despite migration’s centrality to our politics and our world, nobody really understands it."

Was just disinvited by @bbc5live.bsky.social to a discussion of Brexit 5 years on- on the entirely reasonable/correct grounds that I know what I am talking about and would give an expert, objective view. What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer). FFS.

We’ve been on the phone with multiple agencies/orgs. They’ve been completely cut off from federal money. We’re talking housing, homeless services, public safety, etc. I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.

*Attention PhD students and Early Career Researchers* - Call for papers! With support from @ukandeu.bsky.social I will be hosting a workshop event for PhDs and ECRs on April 23rd, just after Easter. A chance to present in a supportive environment & meet new colleagues. Details attached

"Use of electronic monitoring has been subject to successful legal challenges (e.g. Court finds that the Home Office’s imposition of a GPS tag was unlawful for over a year ifirst case of its kind and High Court finds use of electronic monitoring to be unlawful)." Indeed @freemovement.bsky.social

Turkish pushback survivor wins landmark case against Greece

This word salad doesn't even mention the UK's duty to give refuge to displaced people or to provide humanitarian aid. Literally not once. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

📣The Legal Education Foundation is recruiting for new trustees!! ✨ Do you have lived and/or learned experience in frontline social justice work, the UK immigration system, strategic comms and influencing and/or progressive grantmaking? ✨

From yesterday: Home Office wins appeal against interim admission of parents of separated children | Colin Yeo https://freemovement.org.uk/home-office-wins-appeal-against-admitting-parents-of-separated-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-office-wins-appeal-against-admitting-pa…

UK Gov reluctance to grant indefinite LtR at the outset to people from Ukraine (or to plan for event of protracted war) will have long-term consequences both for those affected and the Home Office. Even if they are granted an extension, what will be next?

New inquiry into asylum accommodation by the influential Home Affairs Committee of MPs: committees.parliament.uk/committee/83.... Deadline for written evidence is 3 Feb 2025.

💥NEW: We can reveal that alleged Chinese spy Yang Tenbo is a business partner of a major Tory donor, who has held sensitive roles advising the government on defence and tech. goodlaw.social/9601

We have prepared a survey to showcase the work and strengthen the collective advocacy of organisations led by forcibly displaced and stateless persons across Europe. Can you help us disseminate it? #RefugeeVoices #internationalmigrantsday tinyurl.com/7pft72x2 @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social

!Publication alert! Inside Asylum Appeals: Access Participation and Procedure in Europe In this book we discuss: - what happens in asylum appeals? - what does fairness look like? - how can access be improved? - effects of courtroom power dynamics Blog and summaries below ↓ tinyurl.com/3h5tn922

Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵 How can you support us? SHARE our posts WRITE to [email protected] JOIN US - there's cake!

In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions www.gov.uk/government/p...

We sent out our latest newsletter yesterday 📧📣 Feat. new #UofGSpotlight on the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, our Dr Dan Fisher's @dx-fisher.bsky.social new fellowship, and a US Election blog from Sir Anton Muscatelli @uofgvc.bsky.social. Read🔗 bit.ly/CPPNovNew

Check out Time Magazines picks for top 100 photos of 2024. There’s some great work in there. #photojournalism time.com/7176286/top-...

Tucked into this column, a detail I wasn't aware of: one of the cops accused of running spies to collect dirt on the Stephen Lawrence campaign went on to write the recent Policy Exchange report that recommended tougher sentences for environmental protesters. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Brilliant report by @ippr.bsky.social calling for a transformation of the asylum accommodation system. In addition to human suffering being caused, the current process costs the tax payer an additional £24,000 per person annually. www.ippr.org/articles/tra...

In case you missed it: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-b…

Wonder if this 'review' will include an analysis of the costs & benefits of: - banning people seeking #asylum from paid #employment - #hostile migration deterrents (including human costs) - the sanitised history of the UK currently peddled in the Life in the UK test Narrator: No. No it will not.

A reminder that harsh border policies - including those post-arrival - are always politically motivated choices. Other paths are possible. (also, it would be great if @reuters.com could use pics not just of ppl arriving by boat to showcase migration stories - this is also a choice...)

🥳🥳 Last week the ECHR ruled a gay man must not be deported to Iran to spend his life hiding his sexuality in order to be safe. He must be allowed to rebuild his life!❤️ A HUGE WIN for LGBT+ asylum seekers in Europe! Congrats @africanrainbowfam.bsky.social africanrainbowfamily.org/2024/11/12/p...

Scientology has recruited hundreds of asylum seekers in Ireland to use as free labour. In return, the 'volunteers' receive certificates they are told will help in their asylum applications. Legal experts told us these certs are worthless. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...