Reposted by Irene TsheritKalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 06/10/2026It’s time to fix the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa 📣 Thousands of migrant domestic workers are being exploited. It’s time for a visa system that protects them and upholds their rights. Find out more about migrant domestic workers' demands: www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaigns-2/... 034
Reposted by Irene TsheritDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/10/2026From the Home Secretary whose own policies have helped bolster human trafficking and who ended the family reunification route which actually helped women and children avoid these irregular routes. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comNearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped, says Shabana MahmoodHome secretary warns people traffickers will exploit asylum seekers because they decide who comes to the UK 814859
Reposted by Irene TsheritDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is the definition of a PR stunt. Mahmood's "safe routes" are so restrictive and limited to be effectively worthless. Considering Labour has closed more safe routes than previous government, this is a purely media driven move over providing genuine protection. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and PalestiniansExclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings 17324
Reposted by Irene TsheritNicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The urgent review should be looking at the far-right stabbing through dinghies at sea and attacking search and rescue crews - not migrants landing without interception. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHome Secretary hits out at 'unacceptable' migrant landings in KentThe arrivals of two unescorted migrant boats mark the first uncontrolled landings recorded in the UK since 2025. 23813
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Disingenuous and performative. She actively encouraged the hostile rhetoric that led to this, cloaked in 'legitimate concern'. The horse has bolted, hun www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comShabana Mahmood urges police to curb far-right, anti-migrant protestsHome secretary tells officers to make ‘full use’ of their powers after masked vigilantes cause weekend of chaos 010
Reposted by Irene TsheritGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533541382
Reposted by Irene TsheritWork Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Today, we celebrate a hard-earned win for migrant workers and allies. The fight continues to ensure every exploited worker gets true access to justice and compensation. ✊ Coverage of the changes www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Actual changes www.gov.uk/government/p...theguardian.comCare workers and others fleeing UK modern slavery win visa reprieveHome Office concedes skilled workers abused by sponsors can change employer and complete visa term 011
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026And most startlingly (at least if one remembers how things were till recently), it’s being presented as an obvious, sensible policy, one which will *keep out* the far right - whereas in reality it *is* the far right, coddled and nurtured at the heart of our politics and commentariat 9/ 2296
Reposted by Irene TsheritFree Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Important concession: the Home Office has accepted that recognised trafficking survivors can have their skilled worker visas varied to victim of trafficking leave — even if technically still valid. No one should be trapped on a visa tied to their exploiter.freemovement.org.ukHome Office concedes that trafficking survivors with skilled worker visas can have their leave varied to VTS leave - Free MovementThe Home Office has accepted that decision makers have a discretion to vary an existing form of leave to remain in order to consider VTS leave. 034
Reposted by Irene TsheritSonia L @sonial77.bsky.social · 14/08/2026New reported UTIAC decision on Albanian male victims of trafficking: tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/2026-u... Says there will be cases where there is a risk of re-trafficking and lists relevant factors. Tribunal also said there will be cases where state protection is not effective.tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.ukTribunal decisions 022
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Reminder that the Tories believe any non-British person who commits more than a minor parking or traffic offence should be automatically deported. They “believe in second chances”, apparently, but only for literal Nazis.theguardian.comKemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – as it happenedConservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset 17710263
Reposted by Irene TsheritAnti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit @atleu.bsky.social · 29/07/2026We are looking for a new Head of Operations! Use your skills to help make a difference for survivors of #HumanTrafficking and #ModernSlavery Apply today! www.atleu.org.uk/join-us 022
Reposted by Irene TsheritColin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 28/07/20261/2 This and similar incidents should be called out for what it is. A Home Office official manufactured country information to refuse an asylum case. Some lawyers have been doing the same to try to win their cases. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comHome Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggestsUpper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’ 210551
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Lawyers have been facing serious consequences for this sort of thing. Will anyone at the Home Office take the blame for misleading the court? The buck should stop with the person at the top imho 031
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Many have had their suspicions for a while.. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comHome Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggestsUpper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’ 001
Reposted by Irene TsheritJames Bowes @jamesbowes01.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Just exempting care workers would be ridiculous. Basically it would be a case of designing a policy to kick out care workers, panicking when you realise how stupid an idea that is, and then kicking out a load of engineers, scientists etc out of sheer stubbornness. 1236396
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Can't think of a worse own goal than re-appointing Mahmood as Home Sec. This should have been so obvious. 021
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Would scarcely be the first time the Home Office’s deranged priorities are preventing much-needed social improvements, which is another reason why re-appointing an immigration ultra as Home Secretary is such a disaster for us all 115538
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We've been told hope is coming, but these cabinet appointments are anything but. I'm so tired of opportunities being squandered to pander to right wing press. Honestly the worst start, why do I bother trying to be optimistic 🤦♀️ 000
Reposted by Irene TsheritJonathan Kingham @jonkingh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Rather despondent this morning. Each and every of Shabana Mahmood’s planned reforms will cause immense harm for no benefit, be hugely costly to implement, and cause extensive upheaval and complexity. The excellent recent letter by various Labour MPs explained this very well. 22510
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Ultimately if rights are to mean anything, we must defend everyone’s rights together, and we can never accept a policy of division 19330
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026If the price for a bit of mild social progress is more racist crackdowns led by Mahmood, that’s not only a catastrophe for migrants & their families, but also a catastrophe for the chances of all of us of resisting the far righttheguardian.comAndy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinetNew prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy 11446107
Reposted by Irene TsheritDr Jo Wilding @jowilding.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave Britain's JuriesJuries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries. 053
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Yes, as I recall the words were “island of strangers”, “one-nation experiment in open borders“, “squalid chapter” and “incalculable damage” 19543
Reposted by Irene TsheritGreater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Where are we now on earned settlement? - With Starmer resigning and Burnham preparing to take the reins, a change of leadership is a chance to change direction. - 200,000 ppl responded to the public consultation on earned settlement, and 500 travelled to Parliament in March to lobby their MPs. 1910
Reposted by Irene TsheritElectronic Immigration Network @ein-website.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The new Immigration & Asylum Bill, a broken time machine www.ein.org.uk/blog/new-imm... "This resurrection of adjudicators siphons off immigration & asylum, marks it as an exception, not to enable judgment by one’s peers, but to deny castaways judicial time. This has clear rule of law implications."ein.org.ukThe new Immigration and Asylum Bill, a broken time machineWritten by Zoe Bantleman, University of Oxford and Alex Papasotiriou, Richmоnd Chambers 056
Reposted by Irene TsheritIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Also: the unspeakable hypocrisy of these people saying refugees should 'pay their way'. We have spent years, decades actually, begging the Home Office to let asylum seekers work so their could have some meaning and material advantage in their life, to no avail. 15632124
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Force people to live in grim, substandard accommodation and then make them pay for the privilege. Does she spend her spare time inventing ever more grotesque ways of humiliating people? 6339
Reposted by Irene TsheritColin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Great way to disincentivise refugees from working and integrating. Also, we refuse to let them support themselves, force them to live in taxpayer funded accommodation for years and then force them to pay back some of the cost? Morally indefensible. How is this different from the far right? 612657
Reposted by Irene TsheritSonia L @sonial77.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I think that the worst thing about the "refugee tax" is that the high accommodation costs are caused by the Home Office, and in particular their inability to make fast AND accurate decisions, leaving people rotting in those grim places. Refugees are effectively being fined for HO incompetence. 327196
Reposted by Irene TsheritAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Even if I trusted Labour to go through with the positive proposals here, I’d find it wildly offensive to be asked to accept that an expansion of some people’s rights was to be paid for with further performative trampling on others’, for the entertainment of raciststheguardian.comMahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour leftHome secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over 1377
Reposted by Irene TsheritColin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026THIS is why the asylum appeal success rate is so high. It’s not a bunch of tree-hugging judges. It’s a bunch of utterly demoralised, very junior, badly-trained, badly-led officials at the Home Office consistently making bad decisions 619153
Reposted by Irene TsheritFree Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 10/06/2026New: Job ad: Public Lawyer (Maternity cover), ATLEUfreemovement.org.ukJob ad: Public Lawyer (Maternity cover), ATLEU - Free MovementWe are a charity that specialises in working with survivors of trafficking. We are looking for a public lawyer for a 12-month maternity cover post (working 21 012
Reposted by Irene TsheritLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I don't think the public realise the scale of the problem. I'm supporting several sponsored care workers to recover and get justice for the horrific exploitation they have experienced. Their exploiters used the Home Office's rules to abuse them. The rules also hinder them getting justice. 04018
Reposted by Irene TsheritAnti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit @atleu.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Survivors of human trafficking in detention face huge barriers to disclosing their experiences. Yet, when they do, they are criticised for being 'last-minute'. This briefing by the Detention Taskforce examines survivors' experiences with the immigration system.detentionaction.org.ukBriefing on Barriers to Disclosure: A survivor of trafficking's journey through the immigration process. - Detention ActionThe Detention Taskforce on Survivors of Trafficking in Immigration Detention, of which Detention Action is a member, has published a... 035
Reposted by Irene TsheritSenthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Gay folks who claim asylum have to “out” themselves to bureaucrats who ask invasive and demeaning questions, face stigma from their broader communities, have to deal with abuse from people sharing their accommodation. The idea it’s “easy” to just pretend to be gay for asylum is breathtakingly false. 010724
Reposted by Irene TsheritPublic Law Project @publiclawproject.bsky.social · 17/04/20261/3 Following recent reporting on LGBTQI+ asylum claims, we share the concerns highlighted by @rainbowmigration.bsky.social. "The asylum system is hostile and complex, and particularly difficult for LGBTQI+ people... www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/news/behavio...rainbowmigration.org.ukBehaviour by a small number of bad-faith actors does not reflect the reality of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum - Rainbow MigrationEvery day we work with LGBTQI+ people who have fled life-threatening situations and are hoping to rebuild their lives in safety here. For many, claiming asylum can be their only way to escape persecut... 164
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Thank you. Credibility is huge in asylum claims, people are routinely disbelieved and wrongly refused. Strong supporting evidence is also needed in DV cases. These articles make it sound like it's so easy to 'game the system', which couldn't be further from the truth. 110
Reposted by Irene TsheritRights of Women @rightsofwomen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The BBC’s claims on MVDAC-DVILR misuse do not reflect frontline reality. We see victim-survivors facing disbelief, delays, and barriers to safety. Misuse is the exception, not the norm. With 92 organisations, we have published this statement today: southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/false-d...southallblacksisters.org.uk"False Domestic Abuse Claims": Exception, Not the Norm - Southall Black SistersWe are aware of the BBC’s investigation into allegations of individuals facilitating false domestic abuse claims via the Migrant Victims of 032
Reposted by Irene TsheritAsylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 16/04/2026BBC’s claims on MVDAC-DVILR misuse do not reflect frontline reality. Misuse is the exception, not the norm. With 92 organisations, we reject this framing and call for evidence-led debate rooted in lived experience. Read the full statement: southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/false-d...southallblacksisters.org.uk"False Domestic Abuse Claims": Exception, Not the Norm - Southall Black SistersWe are aware of the BBC’s investigation into allegations of individuals facilitating false domestic abuse claims via the Migrant Victims of 092
Reposted by Irene TsheritDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 16/04/2026BBCs coverage isn't just misleading, it is inflammatory. It has predictably been latched onto by the far right and others, including this government, to call for even more restrictions on those seeking asylum. Along with others, I explain here how wrong it is 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2602505...thenational.scotExperts condemn 'appalling' BBC story that 'raises risk of far-right attacks'THE BBC has come under heavy fire after publishing a “misleading” report on asylum seekers which experts allege will put vulnerable people “at… 918290
Reposted by Irene TsheritJon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 16/04/2026metro.co.uk/2026/04/15/a...metro.co.ukI know the true cost of 'proving' you're gay to seek asylumI felt that, if my sexuality wasn’t believed, I would be classified as someone gaming the system. 035
Reposted by Irene TsheritHelen Bamber Foundation 🧡 @helenbamber.org · 16/04/2026Recent BBC articles highlight misconduct by a small number of unscrupulous advisers who charge thousands to fabricate asylum claims. This is fraud & must be stopped. But the coverage is selective, harmful & risks obscuring the wider reality of access to legal advice. 🧵 13117
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Yes! By all means, prosecute the unscrupulous criminals profiting from people's desperation. Don't demonise those they fleece! 1185
Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026So much this. It's already so difficult to succeed in these cases and the process is gruelling. Lack of evidence and rage-bait angle of the BBC is beyond irresponsible. This will only further demonise vulnerable people at the mercy of predators waiting to cash in on their desperation and fear. 042