How often do we have to hear about the disgusting conditions people endure in converted hotels before our leaders stop spreading the "luxury accommodation" lie? The Government knows people are suffering in hotels - to suggest anything else is shameless scapegoating.

While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted: The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here. We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored. #KnowTheirNames

Rania has so many skills to offer - but she's banned from using them while awaiting her asylum decision. Today, the House of Lords debated a vital change to force Parliament to hear evidence about the impact of this absurd work ban. The Government must listen to people like Rania and #LiftTheBan

Shocking! How is it possible? Surely the number! #KnowTheirNames

A brilliantly written and incredibly relevant article from Julia - @asylummatters.bsky.social 'Human beings belong in communities, not camps' 👏

Why you should show solidarity with people seeking #asylum Our patron, human rights activist and co-founder of UK Black Pride @ladyphyll.bsky.social talks about why standing up against xenophobia and hate is so important right now. #refugeeswelcome

This afternoon an incredibly important principle is being debated in the House of Lords We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how. @asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames

We know people seeking asylum are dying: but Government won't even record their deaths. We can't save lives without knowing how people are dying & why. Today, Lords debate a Borders Bill amendment to ensure these deaths can't be swept under the rug. It's time to #KnowTheirNames

The West Mids #LifttheBan Campaign group had such an amazing response last week. Lots of local independent businesses were ready to show their support for the right to work!

Frightened children seeking safety in the UK are going missing. Many are likely to have been targeted by traffickers. Children who asked for our protection are being abandoned to exploitation - it's absolutely disgraceful.

It's right to be angry about asylum accommodation. But too often, that anger is directed at people seeking safety - not the broken system that they're forced to navigate. This brilliant guide explains the real issues in asylum accommodation, and how to change the conversation:

Fantastic to see MPs engaging with the crucial importance of regional, place based responses to the very specific challenges new refugees face. Congratulations to @boaztrust.bsky.social on their excellent report about this 👇

Human being belong in communities, not camps. And our Government knows it. They said they'd shut the camps and stop wasting millions making people seeking sanctuary suffer - so why are they bringing this failed plan back now?

If you care about human suffering, military asylum camps are a terrible idea. If you care about taxpayers' money, military asylum camps are a terrible idea. So why is the Government about to open more military asylum camps? #CommunitiesNotCamps

To our community: thank you for raising up this statement and making it headline news. To the Home Office: It's time to do better. It is not illegal to seek safety. The government must stop whipping up the same hatred we have seen erupt outside hotels, endangering the people forced to live in them.

THREAD A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.

This This This! 🙏🏻 ❤️

Refugee voices must be at the heart of our narratives - not just as subjects, but as the storytellers. Our campaigns manager, Dr Allan Njanji, writes powerfully about what real representation means:

We signed this letter, along with proud Brummies who know that Brum wouldn’t be Brum without people from around the world. But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇 www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2... #RefugeesWelcome

Military sites are unfit to house people fleeing war & persecution. Falsely sold as 'cost-cutting', these plans come at huge financial & human cost. Write to your MP - tell them people seeking asylum should be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

Great to remind the #HomeSecretary that Birmingham has and will welcome people from across the globe

🚨 URGENT: We're launching a campaign to stop this Government tearing families apart – will you join us? A few weeks ago, the Government suspended refugee family reunion. We can't let this stand. ✍️ Email the Home Secretary NOW: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...

Billions of £ have been wasted on ineffective asylum accommodation. Safe, community-based and cost-efficient housing is possible and should be a priority, if only on medical grounds. #CommunitiesNotCamps

We believe people seeking asylum should be housed in communities, not camps, barracks or barges. The inhumane living conditions at these sites cause lasting harm and have been described as ‘quasi-detention‘ by a parliamentary inquiry.

We signed this letter, along with proud Brummies who know that Birmingham wouldn’t be Birmingham without people from around the world. But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇 www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...

Less than 24hrs after a damning Home Affairs report condemned military sites for asylum housing, Labour announces two more. Wethersfield must close. Napier must close. Cameron and Crowborough must not open. People seeking safety belong in communities, not camps.

Military sites are never suitable for people seeking protection. We've been here before. Only yesterday, the Home Affairs Committee pointed out the costs of cruelty - financial and human - warning against 'rushing to deliver short-term solutions that later unravel'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Focus on the news agenda often ignores the lived experience of people living in hotels. This statement is a message of openness, understanding and hope. 👇

Report findings: ❌ Inadequate asylum accommodation ❌ Children in the adult system ❌ Safeguarding failures ❌ Lack of community engagement ❌ Lack of strategy ❌ Billions squandered ❌ Insufficient oversight ❌ Failed due diligence - especially on large sites committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...

Timeline cleanse: if you're sick of seeing hostility & hate, this video from last weekend's Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention is what you need. The day was loud, vibrant show of community, solidarity & resistance - soak it in, and let us know how you're showing your own solidarity.

Your regular reminder that we all miss out on £1.6bn a year to our economy, just so our Government can keep cruelly denying people the right to work while they wait for the results of their asylum application. Think that's ridiculous? Join us at: lifttheban.co.uk/

Over 20,000 people are detained every year in the UK’s immigration system, many without a time limit. Indefinite detention destroys lives. It’s time for change. #DignityNotDetention #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall #MigrationIsLife

This is what hostility looks like. Arjeta endured trafficking and trauma and she's finally been able to rebuild her life. Now she's been locked up, torn away from the community that loves her and faces being sent back to danger. #FreeArjeta www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

No one should be locked up for seeking safety or trying to build a new life. This Saturday, people across the country will speak out together against cruel, unnecessary immigration detention. Add your voice, online or in person: #DignityNotDetention righttoremain.org.uk/dignitynotde...

Trading in human lives won't stop people making dangerous journeys - it just sends them back into the hands of people smugglers. It's a dangerous and unworkable gimmick and a fundamental attack on the right to seek safety.

FINAL CALLING! If you are attending the annual campaign calling for the closure of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in County Durham on Saturday 18th, then join tonight's (Wed 15th online safety event) via Zoom. Starts at 7pm sharp! ow.ly/LTF850XbH1n

Urgent call to action: help free Arjeta — a survivor of trafficking being deported righttoremain.org.uk/urgent-call-... #TheseWallsMustFall #Nooneisillegal #MigrationisLife

Labour's proposed changes to settlement pathways could trap another 1.7 million people in a decade of instability and fear. Email your MP today to ask them to join our parliamentary event on the 20th October sharing the impact of these policies. act.praxis.org.uk/email-your-m...

When care workers are scared to look after people, something has gone very, very wrong. We're here to demand a better system for people seeking safety, but we'll never have that until we end the relentless tide of hostility towards all migrants, whatever their reason for coming to the UK.

This Saturday, 18 October, join the National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention! ✊ Across the UK, communities will come together to stand in solidarity with people harmed by the immigration system and to demand an end to detention. Learn more: righttoremain.org.uk/the-national...

28 days. That's how long many newly-recognised refugees now have to find a home, get a job, open a bank account - to build a whole new life. That means homelessness is inevitable for many people. Read about the slashing of the move on period here 👇 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🏠Everyone needs somewhere safe to call home. But in the UK, many refugee women are pushed into homelessness by hostile asylum policies. Homelessness places women at risk of harm, abuse, and violence. #WorldHomelessDay 👇 1/🧵

Handsworth is not divided, it’s Birmingham. Our diversity isn’t a weakness, it’s our greatest strength. From Caribbean cafés to South Asian grocers and Eastern European shops, Handsworth represents the true face of Britain: proud, resilient, and beautifully diverse. - Birmingham Race Impact Group

Everyone deserves a safe place to call their home. Each year, thousands of people are forced to endure the trauma of homelessness as they go through the asylum and immigration system. On #WorldHomelessnessDay, we stand in solidarity with all people experiencing homelessness.

This is why we should all be angry about the use of asylum hotels. Private firms raking in millions while people forced to live in these hotels endure appalling conditions. People seeking safety and UK taxpayers are losing out and the only winners are millionaire companies.

Let a whole population of people trapped out of work start rebuilding their lives, and get vital work done at the same time? Letting people seeking asylum work just makes sense. #LiftTheBan

Well done to the Welsh Government for speaking up for sanctuary 👏 Cutting through misinformation to explain what aiming to be a nation of sanctuary really means and why Wales is proud of the welcome it offers. More of this from all UK leaders, please!

🎟️Have you got your ticket to our event in support of @right-to-remain.bsky.social National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention, in collaboration with @beyonddetention.bsky.social ? Grab your free ticket now: buff.ly/9xVoymG #NoPrideInDetention #EndLGBTQIDetention

"I wish those who spread hatred could spend just one week in Napier Barracks, cut off from work, isolated from society, uncertain of the future. Only then would they understand what it feels like." www.bigissue.com/opinion/asyl...

Ending family reunion will tear families apart and put children's lives at risk. Cutting settlement rights will make it harder for refugees to feel in our communities. These plans don't end a 'golden ticket' - they strip away basic decency. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...