🚨🚨🚨 Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today. These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof. Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life. More updates throughout the day so watch this space. www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...

Come and join our team as our Duty Scheme Legal Officer (maternity cover). You'll provide crucial support to our legal representation service, helping people seeking asylum in the UK avoid homelessness and destitution. www.asaproject.org/about/jobs-v...

Adopting a Denmark-style immigration model is a dangerous new low from our Government. Pushing temporary status, harsher family reunion rules and “parallel society” labels throws basic rights under the bus in a bid to win cheap votes. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A WIN BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER... (THREAD) 🤝 (1) 5 weeks ago, Arjeta, loved member of her Liverpool community, was detained by the Home Office, despite being recognised as a survivor of trafficking and modern slavery. She was due to be removed to Albania yesterday, where she fears for her life...

We're honoured to have been awarded 'Frontline Agency of the Year' at the Greater Manchester Pro Bono Awards 2025🎉. This award recognises our eVisa support sessions, delivered as part of a pro bono initiative in partnership with Dechert LLP, Linklaters, Clyde & Co, and Squire Patton Boggs.

📣MDF are looking for a Lived Experience Project Worker to join them and help embed lived experience into their work and other MACC projects. This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of the amazing work done by MDF. Applications close on 19 November. migrantdestitution.co.uk/ruthrose-vis...

The UK Government count applications, decisions, and removals. But they don’t count the human cost of a system that forces people into danger to seek safety. A humane asylum system would protect lives, not end them. #KnowTheirNames

We’re proud to share that the Windrush Legal Initiative has been shortlisted for “Most Effective Pro Bono Partnership” at the LawWorks Awards 2025!⭐ Since 2022, we have led the Initiative in partnership with 8 law firms, providing legal support to people navigating the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

🧵1/ This #ProBonoWeek we want to thank all the brilliant pro bono lawyers who give their time and expertise to support people across GMIAU’s projects. Your commitment helps people navigate complex asylum and immigration systems and ensures that more people can access justice when they need it most.

Following the publication of their statement, members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group spoke to @manchestereveningnews.co.uk and bravely shared their personal stories of resilience, what led them to seek safety in the UK, and the challenges they have faced since arriving. ⭐Read more:

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

@bordercrim.bsky.social still looking for funding, please do send me any leads/ideas if you have any... I know it looks like the uni would cover us. but sadly it isn't quite that simple...

The government has shut down refugee family reunion — turning in effect a “temporary pause” into a permanent ban. Cruel. Heartless. Inhumane. 🧵 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/over-60-orgs...

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...

Our monthly newsletter is a great place to keep update to date with our work and learn more about what we do as an organisation. 🎃October's newsletter: mailchi.mp/gmiau/our-ne...

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.

📣 We’re recruiting! Could you join team Boaz as our new Empowerment and Inclusion Coordinator? Download the recruitment pack (with all the information you need about the role and how to apply) by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/jobs ✨ #hiring #charityjob

GM Asylum Hotels Group's statement was featured on BBC North West Tonight yesterday, ending with their words: "We hope you will see us not as strangers, but as new neighbours." Watch the clip here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT48...

Thank you to @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for covering the statement and helping to spread their message even further. Andy Burnham said: “I think we all should have concerns about the amount of money going into this poorly managed system and the profits made out of it.” We couldn’t agree more.

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...

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...

"Our dreams of a better tomorrow may be similar to yours. We hope you will see us not as strangers, but as new neighbours who want to live in peace" We support these words from asylum seekers in hotels: gmiau.org/greater-manc... Thank you to @gmiau.bsky.social

🚨 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...

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...

A group of ppl with experience of life in asylum hotels across GM have come together to share their perspective. A message of openness, understanding & hope from people want to be part of their new communities, to contribute, and live safely alongside their neighbours. Please share far and wide!

"It is unacceptable that significant amounts of taxpayers’ money is being used to house often vulnerable people in sub-standard accommodation." This is YET another warning that asylum accommodation is harmful & eye-wateringly expensive. Here's what the Home Affairs Committee report found🧵

Please feel free to share the statement on Instagram to help it reach as many people as possible: www.instagram.com/p/DQMBZ_wDeJ... Thank you ⭐

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.

🚨Breaking: damning report released today uncovers Government failures on harmful asylum accommodation. Failures include: ❌ Lack of oversight on private contractors ❌ Inadequate safeguarding ❌ Profits put before people ❌ Reliance on unsafe accommodation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/🧵

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...

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This statement from people living in asylum hotels in Greater Manchester is a compassionate response to the rise in violent protests written by people who are living it every day. I hope it leads to more nuanced conversations and understanding. Thankyou to everyone involved in putting it together.

Our colleagues at @gmiau.bsky.social have worked with asylum seekers in hotels to put together this letter from the lived experience of living in asylum accommodation. "We believe it is time for people to hear our side of the story." gmiau.org/greater-manc...

Powerful statement from people in GM who have lived in, or are still living in, asylum accommodation. Needs to be shared as widely as possible.

Recently, we have seen an increase in protests and demonstrations outside asylum hotels, driven by misinformation and fear. Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have written a statement to respond directly to the concerns and questions they’ve heard from local communities.

Excited to announce we are recruiting a trainee! Thanks to our partnership with the Legal Education Foundation Fellowship Programme. Please share!!

📣 We are looking for a UK registered social worker to join our small but effective, friendly, and supportive staff team! 👀 Find out more about the role & apply here: tinyurl.com/mr2sd6mt 🗓 Closing date: 9am on Mon 17th November

Are you someone who could be affected by these proposals? Complete our short anonymous survey to help ensure people affected are heard in Parliament and the press, and to inform our campaign for short, affordable settlement routes for all. 👉 Take the survey now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF

Meet Neil Frackelton, our new CEO. He brings with him a deep commitment to the mission and values that define GMIAU. Having completed his first week, Neil shares his background, career highlights, and what led him to become the CEO of GMIAU. 🔗https://gmiau.org/meet-neil-frackelton-gmiaus-ceo/

A great opportunity to join the brilliant Praxis! Full details of the role are below⬇️

Our statement following the attack in Crumpsall: gmiau.org/statement-cr...

A brilliant podcast sharing the life of Viraj Mendis, a Sri Lankan National who claimed the right of sanctuary at the Church of the Ascension in Hulme, Manchester, England during the 1980s. ⭐🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

📣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:

Our community is built on compassion, dignity, solidarity, and welcome - values which underpin everything we do. There is no place for hatred of any kind in our community, and we must stand shoulder to shoulder against any attempts to cause divisions between us. #NationalHateCrimeAwarenessWeek

This is not an anomaly - it’s an echo of the injustices we saw in Windrush. A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We welcome the Govt.'s announcement of a much-needed £84 million cash boost to support families this winter, particularly those in temporary accommodation. To tackle homelessness, they must also look at the drivers of it - including their own immigration policies. www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

Today is #WorldHomelessnessDay & #WorldMentalHealthDay – separate campaigns, but by no means separate issues.  Supported housing, which needs urgent funding, plays a vital role in helping break the cycle of poor mental health & homelessness. Read more👇 www.housing.org.uk/news-and-blo...

This #WorldHomelessnessDay we are reminded of our newly published Policy Briefing: Refugee Homelessness in Greater Manchester. _ Everyone in our communities deserves safety, stability, and a place to call home. But making this a reality requires urgent and meaningful action from all stakeholders..👇

On Friday 7th Nov, there will be an event on at The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre on the history of Sanctuary and anti-deportation campaigns. 🎫Free tickets and more information available here: www.racearchive.org.uk/sanctuary-no...