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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Doubting survivors and tightening evidence does not strengthen protections for people trapped in modern slavery. It weakens them. Data shows many refusals are overturned on review. Our laws should amplify justice not silence the vulnerable. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

Our government proposes that refugees escaping Iran (who have no safe or formal way to reach the UK at all), should have their status made more precarious, forced for decades to reapply repeatedly for their right to stay, denied reunification with their families #r4today

Don't miss #Khartoum a 2025 film about the lives of 5 people during the Sudanese civil war + discussion with SOS #Sudan a mutual aid organisation for Sudanese people seeking asylum in #Sheffield. 📅Thursday 5 Feb 🕖7:30-9:30 🏣Broomhall Centre S10 2FD Tickets🔽 www.tickettailor.com/events/sheff...

"Immigration Enforcement" is the practice of creating fear and terror. What migrants and global majority people experience today is on its way to everyone else #ReneeGood #Minneapolis #AbolishICE

“The real reason is to control Palestinian life, to make living impossible, to eventually erase us.” @dianabuttu.bsky.social writes about the Israeli government’s banning of 37 foreign aid groups from operating in Palestine and the lack of international outrage. Read: zeteo.com/p/israel-aid...

For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

As an Iranian SYMAAG speaker said at the Sheffield protest today "it's for the people of Iran and Venezuela to determine their future not those who would turn their countries back into colonies". Full SYMAAG statement here⬇️ facebook.com/symaag.perso... #HandsOffVenezuela

Mobilise on Shabana Mahmood’s Turf 📣13 December 12pm Now is the time for everyone, no matter their immigration, visa or citizenship status, to be in solidarity with migrant workers and 📢say together we work, together we rise @jcwi-uk.bsky.social @regulariseuk.bsky.social @asylummatters.bsky.social

You can read more about what Humans For Rights Network found in France, and the changes they're demanding, here: www.humansforrights.org/state-violence

The reality of the violence at our border is horrifying. But we must not look away. We were privileged to be in Parliament today with @humansforrights.bsky.social @utopia56.bsky.social @projectplayfrance.bsky.social & others to show lawmakers what's being done in the name of UK border policies.

Rad more about the case here 👇🏾https://crowdjustice.com/case/help-seasonal-migrant-workers/ #JusticeForWorkers #UVWUnion #MigrantJustice #SolidarityForever #WorkersRights #ModernSlavery #justiceformigrantworkers

Thank you to everyone who’s donated — we still need £6,500 to challenge the unfair time limits that are denying seasonal migrant workers access to justice. 💥 Donate to their legal fund and help set a vital precedent for all victims of exploitation. www.crowdjustice.com/case/help-se...

Once again #Sheffield said #NoToRacism and #refugeesarewelcomehere. @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @symaag.bsky.social

📣Announcing... Barnaby Raine and Maria Vasquez-Aguilar Maria Vasquez-Aguilar works in Adult Education and is currently doing a PhD in political history at the University of Sheffield. A trade unionist and local activist, Maria co-founded Chile Solidarity Network and Chile 50 years UK.

📣Announcing... Voice of Voiceless Immigration Detainees Yorkshire (VVIDY) - Displacement, Borders and Decolonial Resistance: Voices from the Margins

📣Announcing... South Yorkshire Refugee Law and Justice - Community Fightback for Migrant Legal Rights A session to discuss how, we can work together to help people to assert their rights and defend our communities 🎟️: buff.ly/g9shP7n

#LiftTheBan on work for people seeking asylum! Fundraising party 38 The Haymarket, #Sheffield Nov 22 from 5-10pm. Tickets⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lift-the-b...

Immigration detention can happen suddenly. People need quick, reliable guidance to stay safe and connected. Share our updated KEY GUIDE on immigration detention with your community. ow.ly/LUaS50Xq6s4 #MigrationIsLife #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall

"The (Danish) system is clearly designed to discourage settlement through restrictive living conditions and a lack of control over daily life". theconversation.com/think-twice-...

Good piece on what it's like to live in a hotel for someone claiming asylum. "You don't know when you're going to get out of this toxic place". 10 people to a room, no privacy, no autonomy. No place for anyone who has been through trauma. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Join us for a full day of mobilisation at the University of Sheffield on 11/11/2025 from 11am to 4pm (no need to register) Programme and more information here: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

Join us 🏛️Manchester Central Library M2 5PD 📅Friday 7 November 🕛12-3pm to discuss what sanctuary looks like for people fleeing persecution. How can today's UK Cities of Sanctuary resist this growing hostile environment? racearchive.org.uk/sanctuary-no...

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇 1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK 2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves 3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

DATE FOR THE DIARY! Public debrief on Fri 31 for National Day of Solidarity event to end Immigration Detention. #MigrationIsLife #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall. Please spread the word. RTs welcome @notohassockfield.bsky.social @symaag.bsky.social ow.ly/GCSy50Xkhze

1)Friday round up -With thanks to Chronicle Live #NorthEast who helped amplify our National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention ow.ly/BNGe50XhBJh @notohassockfield.bsky.social @symaag.bsky.social @simone001.bsky.social @4Wings1 #TheseWallsMustFall #MigrationsisLife #NoOneisIllegal

“The protest was vibrant, peaceful & loud. We made sure that the women imprisoned in Derwentside know that they are not forgotten"Dr Helen Groom @notohassockfield.bsky.social for National Day of Solidarity #MigrationIsLife #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall #DignityNotDetention @symaag.bsky.social

Despite the documented harms of detention, which the Government has recognised, detention continues to exist. We're campaigning: 1️⃣To shut down Derwentside - the main detention centre for women - and the small units for women at other sites. 5/🧵

The demonstration took place took place on Saturday outside the Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre

They are saying they're sending me home, but #Liverpool is my home says #Derwentside IRC detainee buff.ly/2G0GuPp #NotoHassockfield

Last few tickets left for Sheffield coach here⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/national-d...

📣URGENT We are sharing this urgent call to action for Arjeta, a much-loved member of her Liverpool community. She has been served with a deportation order for tomorrow - please share her story + support her campaign. Donate to the legal fund: www.gofundme.com/f/help-free-... Sign the petition:

Protesting with us at Hassockfield/Derwentside detention centre on Saturday 18th? Join the online safety briefing this Wednesday righttoremain.org.uk/weds-15-oct-... #DignityNotDetention

Come with us to Hassockfield immigration detention centre October 18th to show solidarity with the women detained there. Close #Hassockfield and all detention centres. Book your place on the Sheffield coach🔽 www.eventbrite.com/e/national-d... #DignityNotDetention #SetHerFree #TheseWallsMustFall

"At No To Hassockfield we remain steadfast in our campaign to end the cruel practice of detention. We urge all decent citizens to join us" | North East Bylines

🚨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 was inevitably going to happen, wasn’t it? Close the hotels and the lEgiTiMaTe cOnCeRns become about asylum seekers living in actual houses. Because it was never about the hotels, as such. While the BBC listens attentively, nods vigorously and puts it at the top of its website.

🧨🧨Today, Sheffield sent the racists home!🧨🧨 300 antifacists gathered to prevent the far-right from harassing refugees. The few fascists who made it out of the house quickly dispersed after seeing our mobilisation. sheffieldcarf.org/2025/09/waitin…

Sheffield against the hotel botherers.

2010s: Tories want to look tough on migrants, so they vow to put them in military barracks 2020: Napier barracks opens 2021: Conditions at Napier strongly criticised as unsuitable for human beings Mar 2025: Closure of Napier announces. Sep 6th: Farage proposes using barracks: Today ...

🚨12pm This Saturday🚨 Sheffield S1 2AB Details TBA

Scrap the Surcharge! ❌ Borders in our health service take many forms: ▪️ The charging regulations, which see people charged up to 150% of the cost of secondary care ▪️ Identity checks ▪️ Data sharing between the NHS + Home Office And the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) 🧵

52 years after #Chile coup. This year's theme is the fight for Truth, Justice and Memory, a demand by the Chilean people for the heinous crimes committed following the coup in 1973 and during the 2019 social unrest. ✊Join us Sat 13th Sept 1pm @ Nursery Street Pocket Park Sheffield

Well, Yvette, maybe refugees are applying for family reunification as soon as they can because 1) they've spent ages waiting for status and miss their kids; 2) it takes ages for reunification applications to be approved; and 3) their kids are ineligible once they turn 18 www.gov.uk/government/s...

I wrote this with the aim that it would be a durable piece, relevant every time there's a flare-up of far right violence or as far right ideas make further advances into the mainstream. Hope people find it useful.

Regardless of whether Reform's deportation plan "works", if they get a chance to try it - like the Tories' Rwanda policy, or Trump's deportations - it will ostentatiously torment thousands of people and further engrain racism in British politics. It must be opposed on that basis.