In the end, someone has to ask *why* people have been persuaded to be so terrified of immigration, when it has so many benefits and so few real downsides. Almost all of the claimed downsides are either lies or misinterpretations of statistics. Why would any sane country do this to itself?

Yet again, evidence shows that the government’s persecution of migrants is based on lies. The government must stop this performative cruelty against survivors of modern slavery: provide safe routes and safeguard those fleeing exploitation. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

No shit Sherlock

“For every inch yielded, there’s going to be another inch demanded. Where does it stop?”

“What we need is a competent and efficient refugee protection system that prioritises the health and wellbeing of people seeking safety and suitable housing for all who need it. This is what humanity looks like. This is what truly matters.“

We cannot allow toxic rhetoric to replace human rights. ATLEU will continue to fight for a system that protects survivors, upholds the law, and recognises the humanity of those seeking refuge. We urge the government to rethink its approach. #EndTrafficking #ATLEU

This is the cycle that fuels populist. It perpetuate policy failure while encouraging a narrative of scapegoating. The prime minister came to power promising to address it. Instead he now supports it.

The days of"Lite" are far behind us at this point. They're being cheered on by Reform, this was the goal it seems.. 🤦‍♀️

A dark, shameful day indeed. Absolutely unacceptable to treat people with such contempt and cruelty.

And it’s not immigration that has caused this. These problems AND the immigration crisis are the result of government inertia and slow and bad decision making, wasting money on unworkable policies and austerity policies.

100% this!

Her portrayal of asylum seekers doesn't just respond to the racist narratives of the Far Right: by othering asylum seekers as unworthy winners of riches, in implicit contrast to struggling families, Shabana Mahmood actively promotes and feeds those Far Right lies.

This is the politics of blackmail. The alternative is not a Reform government. The alternative is maintaining our international commitments to being a compassionate nation

The underlying idea is that a normal life, where you can feel safe, settled and plan for future, is a luxury that only some deserve. An awful slippery slope of inhumanity. Which of our rights will crumble next? I never want to hear anything about a 'proud history of blah blah blah' ever again. 🤦‍♀️😞

This vital new report sheds light on the horrific conditions in asylum hotels. While families live in crowded, mouldy hotel rooms and are served substandard food, private companies pocket millions. It’s time to end the use of asylum hotels and invest in communities.

(3) Long term leave is crucial to secure safety, rights and recovery. Yet, in 2024, just 4% of survivors received a grant of VTS leave. Without stable immigration status, non-British survivors experience constant fear and anxiety and are pushed into poverty and destitution.

@ATLEU, in partnership with Voice of Domestic Workers and Southeast and East Asian Centre, are launching a new paid training opportunity for two people with lived experience of human trafficking/modern slavery and migration. Sign up for our Mailing list www.atleu.org.uk/rise-and-lead#signup

Costs of asylum accomodation are down to firms making vast profits off of providing poor quality for people seeking safety and Home Office cruelty and ineptitude. It is not the fault of those forced into using them by a system which doesn't give them a choice. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Once again, ideas which started on the maddest fringes of the far right are being normalised as the stuff of day-to-day political debate. Genuinely horrifying to think what might follow this into the mainstream by 2029

New from Free Movement: Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? | Sonia Lenegan

💯 this, the suggestion that people who spend years working full time in shortage occupations, paying extortionate visa & health surcharge fees on top of tax/NI somehow have not 'earned' the right to settle here and must now do extra hours of unpaid labour is beyond insulting on so many levels 😡

The Home Office's own guidance recognises that survivors of #ModernSlavery often delay disclosing their experiences, yet policies still penalise them for doing so. Instead of treating this as a suspicion, the government should focus on protection, not punishment and hostility.

Only person in politics actually talking sense 👏

💯 this. Silence from government is absolutely deafening 🤦‍♀️

😡😡😡 Today is a day of national shame. Every single politician who supports Labour suspending #familyreunion for refugees should hang their heads in shame. We'll say it loud and proud, #refugeeswelcome

Oh dear, it's even worse than I thought 🤦‍♀️ A very informative 🧵 here 👇. Once again, a merry-go-round of rejecting all common sense for useless (at best) headlines.

PS Exactly this - whether deliberately or otherwise the Home Office just fail to co-operate in trying to manage appeals fairly or efficiently until everyone else loses patience. But somehow it's the fault of asylum seekers, or the judiciary, that the system is so dysfunctional

I knew it!! No way those decisions could have been written by a human being and it's blatantly obvious. What is next? AI appeal determination? Seriously, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ www.ein.org.uk/news/home-of...

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🚀NEW REPORT🚀 ❗This week we launched a new report highlighting how the crisis in legal aid is leaving people without good quality legal advice at a time when they need it most. ➡️ Access it here www.migrantsorganise.org/new-report-t...

As @workrights.bsky.social say in the article: There is systemic risk inherent in the work visa sponsorship system we have for immigration because it puts the employer in a position of incredible power & has enabled a predatory market of middlemen to mushroom Read: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What a hideous thing to say. Why target most vulnerable, whose mental health deteriorates in year-long queues for treatment? Why not make rents sustainable instead to reduce UC/housing benefit bill? It's the literal redistribution of public funds from poor to wealthy! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Rwanda scheme may be scrapped but the government is holding back parts of the Illegal Migration Act. As the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill passes through Parliament, we and other organisations are calling for an amendment to repeal section 59 IMA. Read why: bit.ly/4kGDxFF

So incredibly sad to hear this 😔 Yes, rest in power.

I just don't understand why this 'magic' can't be applied to the one online system everybody is now required to use! Just too convenient apparently🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Why oh why can't eVisas show 3C leave?!!! 🤦‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

things have got even worse since the legal aid census, with at least 57% of new asylum applicants now unable to access a legal aid lawyer, and housing providers withdrawing from the sector. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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New from Free Movement: How to identify whether a migrant domestic worker is a victim of modern slavery? | Claire Physsas https://freemovement.org.uk/how-to-identify-whether-a-migrant-domestic-worker-is-a-victim-of-modern-slavery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-identify-whether-a…

This really resonates, especially after watching Squid Game 2 last night. Also the Brexit vote and a few more since.. ugh :(

We are extremely concerned that the UK government has decided to suspend decision making in Syrian asylum cases. The reasons for Syrian nationals claiming asylum in the UK are complex and not limited solely to the atrocities committed by the Assad regime. 1/2

In that case, could they actually engage with the Tribunal review process and withdraw the thousands of cases, which are needlessly clogging up the appeals system? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

"A Whitehall source said that ministers will postpone the full rollout on 1 January and have examined the possibility of changing the rules so that physical documentation could be allowed in certain circumstances." Finally a bit of common sense but what about those unable to get a BRP since 31 Oct?

Sickened by UK politicians blaming each other today over “migration failures” ie they haven’t kept enough migrants/refugees out. Then there will be crocodile tears at rising racism which they themselves have fostered. We need to celebrate migration and reserve our hatred for racism.

“The government has a moral and ethical obligation to ensure all immigration legislation explicitly protects and supports those with mental illness” Doctors say UK’s immigration system risks ‘re-traumatising’ asylum seekers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

The Home Office has confirmed that all holders of biometric residence permits can now apply for an eVisa and no longer need to wait for an invite: freemovement.org.uk/all-biometri...

Was only a matter of time 😔 Complete absence of humanity, this government must go asap!!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6769...

New UK-Rwanda asylum treaty "now not expected before the autumn statement on Wednesday", meaning there would not be time for Parliament to ratify it before Christmas www.itv.com/news/2023-11...