📢Watch @josephinewy.bsky.social our Head of Advocacy talking on @news.sky.com about why digital ID is a distraction from the real everyday issues people are facing in this country.

NEW: Keir Starmer announces compulsory digital ID cards. "Far from reducing irregular migration, mandatory digital ID will entrench discrimination, supercharge the hostile environment and create a surveillance state nobody asked for." Josephine, Head of Advocacy www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

In London, hate will never win.

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 notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it" @jonathanliew.bsky.social latest column serves as an urgent wake up call. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Latest campaign from us at Praxis is live! Watch the video and spread the word for shorter, more affordable routes to settlement for everyone.

The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news

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...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is bragging about deporting people. Here's what he could be doing instead...

Today, the government’s ‘one-in, one-out’ pilot comes into force. At the same time, violence and hate towards asylum seekers in the UK is at an all-time high. We’re left wondering - will the government ever learn that deterrence policies do not work? 1/3

Hear from @minnierahman.bsky.social and Mo in this great @newstatesman.com piece highlighting the madness of gov's migration policy: “After a decade of failed deterrence policies, it’s baffling that our political leaders still refuse to accept they don’t work.” www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...

👇"Backlogs caused by poor initial decisions, inefficiencies within the Home Office, as well as the almost complete lack of legal representation for people seeking asylum."

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"Shockingly, 46% of migrant children live in poverty, nearly double the rate for other children. Yet despite this, the NRPF policy remains largely absent from conversations on poverty and inequality. This silence must end." 👉Read Olivia's powerful piece here www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

Email your MP now and share widely to make sure your MP attends next Wednesday's Westminster Hall Debate on NRPF & child poverty!

The failure of western politicians to act, to stop a genocidal war, to halt the catastrophic damage this has caused – to Palestinians in Gaza, primarily, but also to the region, to international law and to our humanity itself – will follow them forever. rachelshabi.substack.com/p/finally-la...

"10 years of limbo is not immigration policy. It is a prison sentence." Nish, a youth organiser here at Praxis, shares her experience of the 10-year-route and shows how cruel and punishing Labour's latest proposals are 👇 www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

We've coordinated an open letter to the Home Secretary, signed by over 100 refugee, migrant, and racial equality orgs urgently calling for a meeting. We're urging the govt. to meaningfully engage with migrant communities & orgs like ours that represent them. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Tune in to listen to @minnierahman.bsky.social's excellent breakdown of the impacts and broader political context of the Gov's Immigration White Paper tinyurl.com/yhn54u7e

Are Labour right to cut migrants’ rights to citizenship? Is this latest attempt to signal xenophobia finally going to see off Reform? Am I in line to be the next Pope? 3 questions, 1 simple answer🤦‍♀️

BREAKING: Keir Starmer has just announced breath-taking challenges to migrants’ civil rights. Let’s be clear, this is a political stunt. It will do absolutely nothing to cut net migration or appease Reform UK. 🧵

Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe". A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.

NEW: This Government wants to make it harder for people already living and working here to get permanent settlement. People who are British in everything but their paperwork. Read our explainer on permanent settlement & why it's so important: www.praxis.org.uk/learn/explai...

💰 £3,029. That’s what it costs to apply for permanent residency in the UK. The actual processing cost? Just £646. We’re calling for a fee waiver for those who can’t afford it. Email your MP today and ask them to back it. 🔗 win.newmode.net/ramfel/rules

Finally some good news!

Latest from our brilliant CEO @minnierahman.bsky.social "An argument against the publication of this data is not an argument against public safety, it’s an argument for it. We know it risks increasing racial discrimination and deepening the effects of the Hostile Environment for our communities."

Numbers Labour could publish on foreign born people instead of criminal history: 😀Windrush without compensation 😀People who have experienced hate crime 😀Stats on NRPF that they refuse to publish 😀Stats on race/ethnicity that they refuse to publish 😀Visas denied due to racist decision making

When politicians have tried to divide us from our neighbours, we’ve fought back. But we need your help to keep fighting.⁠ Can you set up a monthly donation? Your sustained support provides the resources we need to advocate for people’s rights & campaign for change. act.praxis.org.uk/monthly-dona...

A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.

Important reflection. Words alone are not going to fix our issues, we have to do real organising and campaigning.

Do you know what life is really like for migrants in the UK today? Blocked from basic support, forced to navigate complex legal systems, and so much more. That’s why we created A Migrant’s Guide, an interactive guide to support you through your immigration journey. youtube.com/shorts/WEk2I...

So Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has finally spelled out the quiet part in neon letters for those who hadn’t got it yet. This political moment isn’t about limiting protection to “genuine” refugees. It is about slamming the UK shut to people fleeing danger. There’s no pretending you didn’t know.

This bill will not fix the asylum system or heal the communities that have been broken and divided by decades of hostile laws and racist rhetoric that have targeted migrants. Our full statement here ⬇️

The right wing media ecosystem has become little more than an echo chamber amplifying whatever absurd conspiracy the other has made up without even a vague pretence of journalistic standards or integrity. Pathetic. My take on the story here: youtu.be/8N-DWUHRM_s?...

Turn Elon's hateful tweets into support for anti-racists, immigrants and trans people with this very clever fundraising tool: peoplevselon.co.uk

"If the government truly wishes to implement a successful child poverty strategy, it must remove Home Office policies that are a direct driver of poverty." @minnierahman.bsky.social CEO of Praxis writes for @opendemocracy.net Read full article below👇

"Labour must talk and act differently when it comes to welfare – changing the story, and the policies that underpin it. The 4.3 million children living in poverty should not have to wait a day more."

Thank you @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for this antidote to @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & Rory Stewart's shocking discussion on immigration, ft questions like 'when will we see the difference deportations are having on our streets?' Must-watch migration analysis centred on real care and thought.

Latest post from us: eVisas and the hostile environment: a disaster waiting to happen | Brian Dikoff

Truly horrifying result of the carelessness and cruelty of the UK's immigration system. Mazeedat's horrible and preventable death came after the British state refused to care for her. The reason for that refusal? She didn't have the right papers to her name. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

A good human-centred piece reminding us that the UK's strategy of constantly increasing security/surveillance/violence at the France/UK border is not reducing small boat crossings or discouraging people from making the journey, but IS leading to many more deaths www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

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