People seeking asylum have survived torture, war, abuse, and the violent loss of loved ones. Under this scheme, they are now thrown into prison-like detention facilities and often trapped in small cells for up to 12 hours a day. Detention causes great harm to their health.

The UK government is expanding the #detention estate, despite evidence that immigration detention is ineffective and inhumane. These walls must fall. Join the National Day of #Solidarity to End Immigration Detention on 18 October 2025. tinyurl.com/msj6r886 via @right-to-remain.bsky.social

The Home Sec’s harmful, inaccurate “last minute legal challenges” rhetoric + claims of modern slavery system misuse has not calmed an environment where NGOs have closed offices for safety fears. Read @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social Kolbassia Haoussou's testimony www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

From last week: Barrister referred to regulator following misuse of AI in immigration appeal | Sonia Lenegan

Now that the UK government has, finally, announced formal recognition of a Palestine state, the next step, among others, needs to be providing a safe route for Palestinians to seek asylum in the UK from what is unequivocally a genocide being committed against them in Gaza. Otherwise it's just words.

Permanent settlement in the UK helps people put down roots in communities and fulfil their potential. But Reform don’t want that. Instead, they want to crash the already-struggling economy and tear people’s lives apart by making them "foreigners" forever. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart. Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point. Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

For those who don't know us. Migrant Voice is now in its 15th year of operating. We are a migrant led organisation, operating nationally across London, Glasgow and Birmingham, building a community of migrant voices to speak for ourselves, while also running migrant led campaigns on key issues.

Spoke to @bigissue.com about how claiming scaling up Labour's "one in one out" policy 10-20x would be a "compassionate" approach to an asylum system is delusional. It would further undermine protections for modern slavery victims, and people would still need asylum. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

The scheme has been beset with foreseeable problems. Screening for vulnerabilities and age is not working and the system designed to get people legal advice has predictably failed. The only way to stop this chaos is to end this deal urgently: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Hear Fessahaye's story: he fled torture and slavery, only to be detained in the UK and threatened with removal under the new asylum deal. Detention is harsh, harmful, and wholly unsuitable for those fleeing war, torture, and persecution. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

People are arriving from Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria and elsewhere, seeking our protection, only to be locked in small cells and denied the support they urgently need. The new home secretary must change course and stop putting people in even more danger: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

The One in One out agreement cannot override internationally guaranteed human rights enshrined in the post-Second World War Geneva Conventions. Why was such an agreement made contrary to the UK's obligations under an international convention? www.independent.co.uk/voices/eritr...

Many of those detained under this policy are survivors of torture and trafficking. Most would agree that torture and trafficking survivors should have their cases heard before they are deported. They are entitled to access to justice, just like everyone else. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The far right may be loud, but we’re even louder. Here are 4 real, practical ways to push back on hate today 🧵1/5

People like you know that families fleeing war and persecution aren’t to blame for the cost-of-living crisis or overstretched services. Will you tell the government you welcome refugees? Send your message using our tool:

Take two minutes to email Air France and tell them not to trade humans for cash under the UK-France deportation deal. help.care4calais.org/page/177888/...

First ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight reportedly takes off without migrants Group of people who crossed Channel by boat understood not to have been on Air France plane after legal challengeThe first flight to France carrying people who crossed the Channel under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one...

BREAKING: A court has blocked the deportation of an asylum seeker to France under the UK Government's 'one in, one out' policy

New campaign🔈Not a Stranger are a migrant-led campaigning group formed to fight the #Immigration White Paper proposals. 🙋‍♂️ Join the group and organise for change: buff.ly/LiyxK4r 📊 Tell us about your experiences by filling out our survey: buff.ly/XnSHknA Check out the campaign: buff.ly/yIGEJ82

I am unsure why the whole country hasn't stopped for this. Is it not terrorism? It was intended to create fear amongst marginalised communities. The perpetrators, one of whom has been arrested, told the woman during the attack: "You don't belong in this country, get out."

Reminder, these are people who’ve done nothing but try to claim asylum in the UK in the only way available to them. Deportations are violent and terrifying. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The UK govt's increasingly hard line approach to migrants includes planned changes to the early removal scheme for 'foreign national offenders'. To make these politically viable, the state may finally acknowledge the punitive nature of deportation. freemovement.org.uk/a-look-at-th...

Just hours after the tragic news of a woman’s death, more lives, including at least two children, have been lost in the Channel. Every child should have the chance to grow up in safety with their family. When will the Government choose people over borders? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🚨Join us on Wed 17 Sep on Zoom, from 10am – 12.30pm for our Knowledge is Power workshop. If you are supporting people seeking asylum navigate the system, or want to do so, this is a great intro session. 🚨 righttoremain.org.uk/17-september...

This govt is copying a FAILED policy, knowing full well it's inhumane and will retraumatise people- all to appease the far right. When Manston was in use, diseases spread, people were abused & driven to self-harm. We cannot let it happen again. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🚨 Take urgent action to stop Air France deportations next week. Call, email and @ them on social media: Tell them not to be complicit in these violent deportations of people seeking safety. Use this script to help you: docs.google.com/document/d/1qs…#STOPAIRFRANCEDEPORTATIONSNS

These inhumane deportations by Air France are scheduled to start *tomorrow*. Please email, call and tag/comment on Air France’s social media to tell them not to be complicit in the forced deportations of people who came to this country to seek safety, and not to fly.

Indefinite detention is cruel and inhumane. It's #time4atimelimit

Is it groundhog day? In a desperate race to the bottom, the Government now want to warehouse people seeking safety in the UK on military and industrial sites. These are the exact plans this Government condemned when they were in opposition. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We’ve got so many real solutions for the new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to build an asylum system that works for refugees and communities. Instead of repeating the last Government’s mistakes, we’d love her to sit down with us and hear them. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Until now, family reunion has been one of the only safe and legal routes available that allows refugees fleeing war and persecution to be reunited with their partner and children. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The main issue facing any UK government isn't actually the number of people seeking asylum, in the grand scheme, proportionally, we aren't talking about huge figures, especially when compared per capita to countries such as France, but the constant images we see in the media. 1/

Another day, another utterly shameful cruelty against refugees announced. Recognised refugees - so people granted the long term right to stay in the UK because they have escaped real danger - will face new barriers to reuniting with spouses & children safely in the UK #r4todat

The silence from this Govt. as masked men try to force entry into people's homes is deafening. Asylum seekers in hotels have no other option, and they're being terrorised. Instead of legitimising hatred, the Govt. must provide safe routes & affordable housing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

With the return of Parliament, and against the backdrop of yet more attempts to divide us, we need to come together as a community. The government has a choice: to continue down the path of division or to take steps that protect people fleeing persecution. 💻️Read our blog: buff.ly/RQFtpLV

Despite detaining thousands more people, more than 50% of people held in detention were later released back into the community, raising serious questions about why they were ever detained in the first place. 2/3

Detention should be used only as a last resort, and for the shortest time possible. The government is failing spectacularly on both those counts. The government must urgently introduce a time limit on immigration detention. 3/3

There's been a lot of talk about asylum hotels over the last few weeks, but little in the way of practical suggestions. Our new analysis at @refugeecouncil.bsky.social sets out how the government could end the use of hotels within months, rather than years www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

From 2024 to 2025, the government detained 25% more people in Immigration Removal Centres. These are harsh, prison-like facilities where people are often locked in small cells for 12 hours a day. 1/3

It's disappointing, but maybe unsurprising with so much media misinformation, that Rylan would be ill-informed on the facilities the Home Office provides for people seeking asylum. Hopefully the reaction to his comments will serve positively to highlight this issue. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Furthermore, people detained often lack of access to legal advice. People, including children, identified for deportation under the UK-France scheme only get 7 days to challenge the notice from the Home Office. So they have little time to speak to a lawyer + respond to the notice.

1/2 Many people who cross the Channel to seek protection here have endured war, torture, sexual assault, and the violent loss of loved ones. Research shows asylum seekers are 8 times more likely to have PTSD and 2.5 times more likely to suffer depression.

Dr Shabna Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust, writes about why the government take action and change its narrative on migration.

We stand w/ 200+ orgs rejecting weaponising violence against women & girls for anti-migrant agendas. Govt & media fuel racist narratives pitting survivors & migrants against each other. Falsehoods like these don’t keep women safe, they distract from tackling gender-based violence. t.co/50I5sp1kCI

Let's make this big. October 18. Save the date. #DignityNotDetention @right-to-remain.bsky.social

The overall grant rate for asylum cases in the y/e June 2025 was 48%, cf 58% in 2024, 77% in 2022. While dramatically ramping up refusals, the quality of Home Office decisions is extremely poor and so many of the decisions will be unsustainable. freemovement.org.uk/latest-stati...

Terrorising residents & stoking tensions in our communities is not the way to end hotels for asylum seekers. We do urgently need a managed end to the use of hotels - and a national housing plan that provides safe and affordable homes for everyone who needs them 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...