"Migrants who seek survival in the UK will then witness their plight used to fuel a political ideology that turns them into the threat, and us into the victims. It’s time we acknowledged just how deliberate a strategy that is."

Join this free event where we will unpack the Government’s “earned settlement” proposals. Please RT! ow.ly/SOwQ50XQBFp #NoOneisIllegal #MigrationisLife #TheseWallsMustFall

Eighty people seeking asylum - detained under the UK–France Deal - have launched a report detailing their experiences of fear, humiliation, and psychological distress caused by the Home Office. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The regime at Harmondsworth IRC is causing a “severe mental health crisis”. Ppl held there have called on the UN, inspectors + human rights organisations to investigate their detainment, which “feels punitive, humiliating + designed to break us psychologically” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

This power has been just rolled out in Manston detention centre as of this week "It is clear that these offences will not deter people from making dangerous journeys across the Channel.Instead, our already overflowing prisons will be filled with people whose only ‘crime’ is to seek safety in the UK"

New Border Security, Asylum & Immigration Act provisions take effect today, inc. the ability to confiscate mobile phones when people arrive in the UK. This will likely make access to evidence for asylum claims, and maintaining family contact, more difficult. www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/13...

youtube.com/shorts/SpCMC... Stevie Wonder has spoken! Listen, watch, and fight tRump!

Right now, too many children are still separated from the people they love because of this government's decision to suspend Refugee Family Reunion. Being reunited with your family shouldn’t be a Christmas wish. We’ll keep fighting. Join us: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...

In case you missed it: Court declares University’s failure to rescind its withdrawal of sponsorship as unlawful | Ben Maitland

Following the judgment it is now incumbent on the Home Office to make major changes within Brook House to protect and safeguard vulnerable detainees. Failure to do so will lead to more harm to vulnerable detainees and more unlawful detention cases. freemovement.org.uk/high-court-f...

Excellent piece by @tomcalver.bsky.social on the collapse in UK immigration, based in part on @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analysis for @ukandeu.bsky.social. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

A CHILD has died. Not a migrant. Someone's child, little brother, or nephew. People seeking safety deserve to be seen, to be remembered, and to have their stories told — not erased by dehumanising language and hostile border policies.

New from Free Movement: New Editor at Free Movement | Colin Yeo

The immigration case law and other updates penned by @sonial77.bsky.social for Free Movement have been invaluable to me as a public/admin/HR law researcher. A shame to see her leave but all the best to her successor! Some big shoes to fill.

This completely preventable and predictable outcome is currently driving dangerous policies by representatives and spreading disinformation for the purposes of control. Again, absolutely no element of surprise www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

We must support each other to navigate this hostile asylum & immigration system to secure our safety. The Right to Remain Toolkit is an important resource that can equip ppl going through the system. ow.ly/ozhi50XGktB #NoOneisIllegal #MigrationisLife #TheseWallsMustFall

Stay Informed: Latest Legal Update-The Border Security, Asylum, Immigration Act 2025 is now law. What does this mean for our communities? ow.ly/L4eq50XGfZc #MigrationisLife #NoOneisIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall

The Home Office now refuses over half of asylum claims. But the NAO says asylum decision quality 'remains a challenge'; 42% of sampled decisions had significant or fail errors. No wonder appeals to the First-tier Tribunal have increased dramatically.

1/3 A new report by independent inspectors has raised serious concerns about the immigration detention centres near Gatwick Airport. They report "instances of intimidating, callous or disrespectful behaviour [by staff] both to and about detained men".

Latest blog: “This is not protection, this is punishment”. Inside our Radical Solidarity Hub meeting; Labour’s proposed changes to asylum protection ow.ly/3ZES50XFHtY #MigrationisLIfe #NoOneisIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall

UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns: The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Citizenship is a right, not a privilege. Our new briefing with @reprievehq.bsky.social reveals a shocking racial disparity in citizenship stripping practices. 3 in 5 people of colour are at risk of having their UK citizenship stripped, at the discretion of the Home Office 🧵👇

Insightful analyis, explaining that the proposed changes represent the biggest overhaul of the immigration system since 1971. Almost all will make life worse not just for immigrants but also the British citizens who love them, the universities that teach them and the businesses that employ them.

In case you missed it: Briefing: the implications of the “earned settlement” proposals and what they might mean in practice | Alex Piletska

🌈 Micro Rainbow offers training! We can deliver #training and produce resources to empower your organisation to work more sensitively and effectively with #LGBTQI #refugees and #AsylumSeekers. Email [email protected] or learn more here: microrainbow.org/training-cou...

No one should be returned to their torturers. No one should be returned to their torturers. No one should be returned to their torturers. No one should be returned to their torturers. A #HumanRightsDay reminder. Add your voice now: secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/177256/...

The shocking new audit data on the asylum system backlog has confirmed what we've been saying all along: the government's asylum system is torturous and inhumane. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

New from FM: Immigration roundup podcast: November 2025 | Sonia Lenegan

We say we want “global talent,” but what if our visa system only welcomes the wealthy? Read more 👇 nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w... #globaltalent #visa #migration #Labour

No good deed, thanks to the vicious propaganda campaigns of the billionaire media, now goes unpunished. They hate it when anyone tries to make life better for vulnerable people. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Bail hearings offer an opportunity for release for people detained indefinitely under immigration powers in prison-like conditions. Based on hearings over the past 10 years, the Bail Observation Project's new report recommends changes in the wish for visible justice. bailobs.org/original-rep...

This is so disgusting.

From last week: Job ad: Solicitor/IAA Level 3 Caseworker (IAAS Senior Caseworker) | Free Movement freemovement.org.uk/job-ad-solic...

Sunder is being very polite. More bluntly, the Home Office is lying.

📹 Watch community groups come together to tell the Home Office - we choose compassion not cruelty. Want to join us? Write to your MP TODAY tinyurl.com/382ujcwn #TogetherWithRefugees

Shipping people off to military land in the middle of nowhere does nothing to solve the problems in our asylum system. It's a completely failed experiment in expensive cruelty - it shouldn't be delayed, it should be cancelled completely.

Quick reminder: the Prime Minister knows exactly what the real problems in our asylum system are, and how to fix them. Process claims quicker and let people get on with their lives. Here's what he said before he became PM - let's remind him of what he seems to have forgotten:

In the last 24hours the @CalaisAppeal fundraiser total has increased THREE TIMES OVER. Like the Grinch, my heart is growing 3 sizes today ❤️❤️🥹🥹 Thank you so much to the good people sharing & donating - please keep passing it on! Love wins!!

No child should be used as a political punching bag. Farage’s attack on #Glasgow’s multilingual pupils is code for attacking the children of those of colour and of refugee or immigrant backgrounds. Targeting migrant children is just another dog whistle and an utter disgrace. Shame on #NigelFarage.

Samuel told us how his family was thrown into chaos when the Home Office detained him and threatened to deport him. Seven years on, he and his children still live under that threat. This Christmas, Help us Keep Families Together. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

The Home Secretary’s sweeping new immigration plans have been praised by Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage. We can't accept a system that exposes people to hostility and hatred. Please ask your MP to choose compassion, not cruelty and oppose these harsh proposals scottishrefugeecounc...

Use this tool to urge your MP to attend the launch of 'You can't stay, but you can't go,' a new report by Humans for Rights Network, 3-5pm, 8 Dec. It details record-high deaths + systematic state-organised + funded violence at the UK-France border 2024-25. fightforasylumrights.org/write-to-you...

🚨Today, the government's Border Security Bill receives royal assent and becomes law. Some sections will not come into force for two months.   This Act creates even more offences to criminalise and persecute people who come here to seek safety. 🧵[1/5]

Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action... (from my presentation at the IMF last week)

If you're trying to get your head round Mahmood's idiotic "earned settlement" proposals that aim to keep refugees in limbo 20 years, & offer a sliding scale of crulety to all immigrants based on their pay packet, this is a great, clear explainer by @praxisprojects.bsky.social & @gmiau.bsky.social

Safe routes are disappearing when they're needed most. The only way to prevent people making dangerous journeys is to create safe routes. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This #16DaysOfActivism, we remind individuals of the significance of the #ECHR for UK society. What has the European Convention on Human Rights been doing for us? @deborasinger1.bsky.social talks about how the convention protects against #DomesticViolence.

The Home Office is scrapping its “visa streaming” algorithm, after a legal challenge by JCWI + Foxglove. Though the Home Office denies bias, the algorithm created a “fast lane” to allow “speedy boarding for white people” from nations favoured by the UK. londondaily.com/uk-home-offi...