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rainbowmigration.bsky.social @rainbowmigration.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

✨️Why not take a few minutes to read Ayman's article today? Ayman writes in The Big Issue about how prolonged asylum processes, poverty, and anti-immigration, transphobic and homophobic rhetoric are contributing to a mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ refugees. Find the full article:

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This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers - Rainbow Migration

A new article exploring how prolonged asylum processes, poverty, and anti-immigration and homophobic rhetoric are contributing to a mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ refugees.

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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

More safe routes are good, but these need to be seen for what they are - numbers will be in the 100s and arrivals not until next year. Meanwhile, this government closed the Afghan resettlement schemes and has "paused" refugee family reunion, which helped 10,000s www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left

Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Labour trying to force through the most hostile and draconian anti-asylum, anti-immigration, anti-rights policy agenda in decades knowing it is exactly this level of inhumane and cruel policies which have led them to the current cluster they find themselves in. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Shabana Mahmood’s immigration and asylum bill to go before MPs next week

Refugee charities fear controversial changes, including on forced removals and age checks, are being rushed through

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Gabriel Geiger @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Soon, when a 15-year-old asylum seeker arrives in the UK, there’s a good chance that a border officer will feed a picture of their face into an AI age estimation tool that will guess whether they are an adult or not. New @lighthousereports.com investigation shows that tool is deeply flawed

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May Bulman @maybulman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

NEW: The Home Office is ploughing ahead with using AI to conduct asylum seeker age assessments despite knowing it's wildly inaccurate Its own internal report & our audit of public data find the tech often predicts kids to be adults, & performs worst on the top nationalities arriving on small boats

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City of Sanctuary UK @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

None of us are free until all of us are free 🏳️‍🌈 Everyone should be able to live and love in safety. No one should have to "prove" their sexuality in order to claim asylum, no one should face deportation to a country where they are at risk because of their sexuality. 🧵1/2

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Refugees at Home @refugeesathome.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

⚽ Win an Arsenal shirt signed by Declan Rice ⚽ Following the team’s historic Premier League win, we’re offering you the chance to win a 2023-2024 home shirt signed by the star midfielder. Entry costs as little as £10, and all proceeds help support our work. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/official-a...

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It is shit like this which is why I get so angry at the people who try and defend or dismiss Labour's rampantly xenophobic and hostile policies on the basis "Reform will be worse". Yeah, they will, it doesn't excuse how utterly abhorrent Labour is though. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK

Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stay

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Alongside +140 other orgs, we're sounding the alarm over the Government's "sustained attack on children's rights" in their migration plans - from handcuffing children to keeping 90,000 children trapped in poverty. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Plan to handcuff migrant kids is 'sustained attack on children', Starmer warned

In a scathing letter, nearly 150 charities and organisations that support children have called on the Government to change course on its controversial migration shake-up

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Andrea Egan UNISON General Secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Shabana Mahmood's reforms to settled status are an immoral crusade against those who keep our care system running. The government needs to backtrack now. My article for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social 👇 tribunemag.co.uk/2026/04/andr...

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Andrea Egan: ‘Scrap the Anti-Migrant Crackdown’

Shabana Mahmood's reforms to settled status are an immoral crusade against those who keep our care system running. The government needs to backtrack now.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 23/04/2026

✊❤️ National Day of Action for the Fair Visa Campaign Migrant care workers face exploitation and threats of deportation. This Friday 24 April, we stand with overseas colleagues who keep care running. Take action for fair visas and better treatment ⬇️ unsn.uk/4e0V4rs

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

He's 16 FFS. The Home Office knows that the chances are, as with most people piloting small boats, that he was forced into doing so by gangs. He should be having his asylum claim processed, not being prosecuted. news.sky.com/story/boy-be...

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Boy believed to be first charged under new border law due in court

Measures introduced under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act cover journeys by water to the UK from France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The 'earned settlement' changes will only deliver a fraction of claimed savings, according to the Government's own data. This totally undermines the Gov's own rationale for going ahead with the disastrous plans. Thanks to a FOI request by @jdportes.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests

Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reduced

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Barnardo's @barnardos.org.uk · 24/03/2026

Behind every policy discussion about poverty or settlement are real families making impossible trade-offs. (1/5)

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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.

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Andy Burnham responds to letter released by Greater Manchester asylum seekers

It follows an open letter from asylum seekers housed in Greater Manchester said they felt 'unsafe'

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This weekend saw Britain’s largest far-right demonstration with extremist views on full display. Many of us felt unsafe to be in London. The Government’s response has been wholly inadequate. They must condemn these views for what they are, racist and dangerous. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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What I saw at Saturday’s rally was racism, pure and simple. Labour won’t tackle it until we can call it what it is | Diane Abbott

Silence about the bigotry inherent in events like Tommy Robinson’s march will be seen by the thugs as tacit approval of their message, says Labour MP Diane Abbott

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Barnardo's @barnardos.org.uk · 03/09/2025

Family unity is vital for children’s wellbeing. While we welcome the prioritisation of families in the UK-France agreement, safe and regular routes for unaccompanied children remain urgently needed. Read more: www.barnardos.org.uk/news/respons...

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Barnardo's response to the suspension of refugee family reunion applications

We are deeply concerned by this week’s announcement of the suspension of the family reunification route, which will only make it harder for children to reunite with their parents in the UK.

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Shadows: Making Lives with NRPF @shadowsnrpf.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Bordering social reproduction: Rachel Rosen & Eve Dickson published this important book with @manchesterup.bsky.social spotlighting how UK immigration control reaches inside families via #NRPF policies and drawing attention to how migrant mothers and children make lives in the shadows

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Shadows: Making Lives with NRPF @shadowsnrpf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Welcome to the Shadows research project, which will investigate the deep and enduring effects of #NRPF on the lives of families and unaccompanied young people with insecure migration status in England. Read about our project, team & partners here 👇 nrpfintheshadows.com

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?

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Helen Bamber Foundation 🧡 @helenbamber.org · 15/07/2025

🚨 Thousands of trafficking survivors continue to be denied permission to stay in the UK despite their critical need for safety and support — a new report by @helenbamber.bsky.social, ATLEU & @ecpatuk.bsky.social reveals. Instead survivors are left in fear and at risk of further exploitation. 🧵1/3

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 14/07/2025

Absolutely wild to get this brand new and still in cellophane!

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 16/06/2025

Children who have already endured so much in their lives deserve our compassion and the chance to build safe and happy lives.

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Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives

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Barnardo's @barnardos.org.uk · 16/06/2025

Thousands of unaccompanied children sought asylum in the UK last year. These children need care, not complexity. This #RefugeeWeek, we stand with @refugeeweek.bsky.social to call for a better future for displaced children and families. #CommunityAsASuperpower

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Nabil Ali @nbzy34.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Let's continue to strive for this to become a reality. Amazing piece of policy and reflection. #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture #YoungRefugeeVoices

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Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz @josephinewy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Do policy makers have any idea what their policies do to people’s lives? Spouting about social cohesion while proposing to put millions more people into situations like Nish’s suggests… not?

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Helen Bamber Foundation 🧡 @helenbamber.org · 15/05/2025

On #InternationalDayofFamilies, we’re celebrating Article 8 of the Human Rights Act which protects our right to private and family life. It has helped survivors of torture and trafficking reunite or remain with their family in the UK. Read more here: buff.ly/NlCxD2M

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Pandering to Reform over care workers is grubby and cheap. Care homes are reliant on overseas staff. Without them, many will need to close their doors, leaving families and communities to suffer the consequences. Read, like, share, subscribe below. 👇 substack.com/@nicolakelly...

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Immigration white paper: Who cares?

Another day, another overhaul of the immigration rules (sigh).

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rainbowmigration.bsky.social @rainbowmigration.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Have you read this article by our consultant lawyer Zehrah Hasan, published last week in @opendemocracy.net ? It details the harm the Nationality and Borders Act (NABA) has caused to LGBTQI+ people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Read it now:

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Nationality and Borders Act damaging queer asylum to UK

‘How do I prove I’m gay with documentary evidence when my own parents can’t comprehend it?’

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

There absolutely needs to be more protection for people seeking asylum in general, but especially Home Office accommodation. It would also be helped if the media as a whole stopped broadcasting every single location, and painting a target on people's backs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Calls for Home Office to protect asylum seekers after accommodation violence

Exclusive: NGOs say safeguarding policies need improving, as victims tell of multiple assaults and incidents of race hate

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

On Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill - @greenjennyjones.bsky.social says desperate refugee children need to be given safe and orderly routes to reach safety with family members parliamentlive.tv/Lords

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Parliamentlive.tv - Lords

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