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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

💔💔💔 Absolutely heart-breaking news that 3 people, including a child, have lost their lives trying to cross the Channel to safety. These aren't just numbers, they are human beings. We must never forget that. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK

Dozens also reported as injured during Monday’s attempted crossing off the coast of Wissant, northern France

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Labour's plan to introduce safe routes is overdue, but it is not enough. They should immediately reinstate refugee family reunion. Until this is done, refugees will have no option but to take dangerous journeys to try & reunite with loved ones in the UK. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians

Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census takes place this week, our Rough Sleeping Manager, Ella, has written for The Big Issue about why women experiencing rough sleeping are too often missing from the picture. www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

bigissue.com

Women can't be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping

Miriam spent years homeless with no recourse to public funds. Women like her can't fall through the cracks if rough sleeping is to end.

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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The UK government is making upwards of £4.9bn in profit from visa fees, citizenship fees & the immigration health surcharge. Meanwhile, people are getting into thousands of pounds of debt or going without food just to afford to these immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

thebureauinvestigates.com

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

✍️✍️ We submitted written evidence to the Public Bill Committee scrutinising the Immigration and Asylum Bill. This has now been published and you can take a read here. (spoiler alert: the bill (predictably) is cruel and counter-productive and needs scrapping) 👇👇 bills.parliament.uk/publications...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🔊🔊🔊 We're plesaed to have contributed to this @tbij.bsky.social piece on shameless government profiting off migrants through extortionate visa fees & hidden second taxes. Our client, Fatima, shared her story. Never forget the people hurt by the policies. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

thebureauinvestigates.com

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

💃💃💃 Feel-good Friday post. A great way to end the week, receiving this email about our vulnerable client. Having permanent immigration status gives her a far better chance at rebuilding her life in the country she considers her home.

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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New tribunal stats out this morning - at the end of June there were 90,741 asylum appeals outstanding, around 117,000 people. That's around three times the size of asylum backlog now. A year earlier it was 60,000 cases. The average time to disposal of an appeals increased again to 72 weeks.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

👏👏 "we might see the asylum appeals backlog start to diminish next quarter, for the first time in years. So it seems like a bad time to rip it all up, recruit a bunch of non-lawyer newbies, train them up & hope for the best." Bang on @freemovement.bsky.social freemovement.org.uk/asylum-appea...

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Asylum appeal backlog coming under control - Free Movement

The latest quarterly immigration tribunal statistics were released this morning and appear to show the asylum appeal backlog coming under control. Is the

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⁉️⁉️ Question for Shabana Mahmood, Suella Braverman & other recent Home Secs: How many failed "deterrent" policies (that do not stop people fleeing war, torture & persecution from needing protection) are needed before you try something new & create safe routes for refugees? www.gov.uk/government/n...

gov.uk

UK and Belgium strike deal to target small boat gangs

UK and Belgian police to share intelligence autonomously and in real time, enabling faster action against organised criminal gangs, including people smugglers.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎤🎤 "it cuts across any effort to integrate at all.” Mic drop from Paul Nowak @tuc.org.uk explaining why the government's earned settlement model is so harmful. Tweaks won't do. Andy Burnham needs to scrap it in full now and make the positive case for immigration. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary

Paul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentiment

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

💔💔 Heartbreaking account from an RNLI volunteer. It reminds us that most people in the UK are kind & compassionate. A tiny minority want to stoke fear & racism & receive outsized coverage. They aren't the majority. Diversity is the strength of our country Diversity is the strength of our communities

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

❤️🖤❤️🖤 1/ Our thoughts are with everyone affected in Dover & Portsmouth this weekend. We know most people oppose this violent intimidation & actually want us to show compassion towards people fleeing war & persecution. They do not want our friends, colleagues & neighbours feeling scared & unwelcome.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

For refugee families facing prolonged separation, suspension of family reunion created a complex & uncertain legal landscape. The government's latest attacks on article 8 threaten to make this even worse. Read our latest blog on the year since the suspension. 👇👇 www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

👏👏 Great to see Labour MPs call out the gov's earned settlement model. These plans are cruel & counter-productive. They will make peoples' lives far harder & do nothing to fix problems in the country. Watering the plans down is not enough. They need scrapping. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

mirror.co.uk

Labour MPs demand migration U-turn with 'Windrush-style scandal' warning

More than 40 Labour MPs have signed a motion calling for the government to scrap changes to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) which would be applied to migrant workers already living in the UK

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

One of our clients was unwell, unable to leave home and worried about getting food for her family. So our team stepped in to help! Expert legal support starts with treating people like people. That means listening, showing up and making sure nobody has to face a crisis alone.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We're appalled to hear about increased racist abuse NHS staff are receiving. RMJ sends solidarity to everyone working in the health sector. Your work is appreciated by the vast majority of us & we will continue to fight against overt & systemic racism in society. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

mirror.co.uk

'I came to the UK to help the NHS — but I instead face racism at work'

NHS staff, including radiographer Paul Awah, have told us some patients refuse to be treated by non-white staff — and the professionals say the rise of the far right is to blame

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

😡😡 These are people who've built their lives in the UK. The government casually telling them they have no right to be here anymore typifies how any sense of humanity has been stripped out of UK immigration policy and decision-making. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’

After years of building lives in UK, potentially thousands of EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

‼️ We’ve joined over 100 orgs calling on the new to set a new direction for this country, one that no longer fuels racist hatred, but instead makes people feel safe and proud to live here.

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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

From widespread racist violence, to attacks on places of worship and burning down homes and businesses of people of colour, our new Prime Minister is inheriting a country which is ripping at the seams.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This week, the fabulous Weronika said goodbye to RMJ👋 Joining as a trainee, qualifying as a level 3 IAA adviser & leaving an expert in immigration law🧑‍🏫 She reflected on what she won't miss about being an adviser (& why it's still a great job😉) Check out her blog👇 www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It's good that Andy Burnham may exempt care workers who are already here from the "earned settlement" changes. But this is not enough. The plans need scrapping entirely. The govt needs to celebrate immigration & allow people to get on with their lives. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

theguardian.com

Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sector

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

👏👏👏 "We know that those fleeing persecution are no different to us. They want to live in safety, contribute to their communities, and build a good life for their families." This is the UK at its best and we're proud to see so many faith leaders speaking out. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

mirror.co.uk

Dozens of religious leaders call on PM to lead 'fresh start' with asylum warning

EXCLUSIVE: Senior figures from the UK's Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities have jointly written to Andy Burnham calling for a 'fresh start' on asylum and saying this is a moment to choose what k...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Andy Burnham has renewed commitment to ending rough sleeping!👏✨🤞 But you can’t end rough sleeping without recognising the overlap with hostile immigration laws. If the PM is serious, he must scrap the hostile environment and recognise how cruel immigration policies contribute to rough sleeping. 💰➡️🩹🔥

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Together With Refugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hey Andy 👋🏽 A different future is possible. For too long refugees have been unfairly blamed for wider social and economic challenges. Read the letter and get involved - togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/press-releas...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

⏰⏰ Andy Burnham is now PM. He can change course on immigration & asylum. RMJ calls on him to: 1️⃣Scrap the Immigration & Asylum Bill 2️⃣Scrap the 'earned settlement model' 3️⃣Reinstate family reunion Read our blog to find out why these changes must be top of the agenda www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Where 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.

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Reprieve @reprievehq.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Would they do that to a white person? No, they did that because we’re Muslims. They treat us like third-class people.” UK citizenship stripping powers are unfair, unjust and extreme. We worked with @samirashackle.bsky.social on this piece that gives voice to victims of this draconian legislation.

prospectmagazine.co.uk

Britain’s citizens of nowhere

Hundreds of UK nationals have been made stateless, and left trapped in squalid refugee camps, without being convicted of any crime

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

👏👏 Well done to the 14 Labour MPs who opposed the government's cruel, inhumane and counter-productive Immigration & Asylum Bill. You have stood up for fairness, decency and humanity. Your colleagues who voted for the bill should take note. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Andy Burnham backs controversial asylum bill amid Labour dissent

Prime minister-in-waiting votes for plans to tighten appeals system as 14 Labour MPs oppose measures

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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

“I know one person at the hotel [who] was in the middle of chemotherapy treatment for cancer who has been moved far away from the hospital they were receiving treatment at.” 💔 We are not pawns to be moved or detained at every political whim. We are human beings deserving of safety and dignity.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🎯🎯 “The Home Office just don’t care what happens to us” “Home Office don’t take people’s suffering into account” Truth from people trapped in the asylum system, stuck in awful hotels, desperate to rebuild their lives & completely dehumanised by the Home Office. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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‘We are dying little by little here’: asylum seekers at mercy of Home Office hotel closures

Legal challenges launched over accommodation ‘adequacy’ as UK government closes more asylum hotels

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📑📑📑 Vital report by @refugeecouncil.bsky.social shows that since the government suspended family reunion, 16,000 refugees have been separated from their families. Beyond these numbers are human beings who suffer every time a cruel immigration law is introduced. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.com

More than 16,000 refugees unable to reunite with families in UK, says Refugee Council

Suspension of family reunion route has left many stuck in conflict zones or using people smugglers to reach safety

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

👏👏 Good that Labour MPs are telling Andy Burnham to scrap the so-called earned settlement model & other cruel immigration plans. These plans are nasty, counter-productive & designed to make headlines rather than fix problems. Burnham's first job as PM must be to bin them. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

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Burnham faces first Labour mutiny over Mahmood's hardline immigration reforms

Labour backbenchers are demanding a change in direction over immigration and asylum policies

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Safe Passage International @safepassageintl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The High Court has ruled the Government’s suspension of Refugee Family Reunion is lawful. This is devastating. More children will remain separated from their parents, and more families left waiting to be reunited. Thank you to all who supported this legal challenge. Refugee families deserve better

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🕰️🕰️ 14 years ago, Theresa May introduced the 10-year route to settlement. Do you know how much it now costs a family of 4 on this route to settle in the UK? Over £71,000! The govt’s so-called "earned settlement model" will make things far worse. Check out our new graphics on the 10-year journey 👇

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

✍️✍️✍️ 14 years ago this week, Theresa May introduced the 10-year route to settlement. RMJ's Head of Campaigning @nickbeales.bsky.social has a new blog on our website explaining why this route is not only brutal for those affected but also counter-productive. 👇 www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

1/🔈🔈🔈 "Saddling newly recognised refugees with debt for receiving support they needed to survive will only make it harder for them to rebuild & get on with their lives." RMJ's Head of Campaigning @nickbeales.bsky.social on Shabana Mahmood's latest cruel asylum plans www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

bigissue.com

Asylum seekers could be forced to pay £10,000 accommodation bill

The government's newly presented Immigration and Asylum Bill plans to make asylum seekers repay up to £10,000.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

‼️Today Shabana Mahmood is pushing through one of the cruellest asylum reform bills yet. The Immigration & Asylum Bill proposes changes that water down protections against torture & the right to a family life. 💬 Read our blog below & let us know your thoughts. www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A new low in Shabana Mahmood's performative cruelty against refugees. This will harm people's ability to achieve their potential in the UK. It will harm social cohesion. It will not raise significant funds for the tax coffers. It is cruel & heartless. it needs scrapping www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Refugees would be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum bill

The Home Office will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum support under new laws.

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NACCOM @naccomnetwork.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Excellent, important report by IPPR featuring evidence from four of our members: @assistsheffield.bsky.social, @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social, @boothcentre.bsky.social and @hopeprojects.bsky.social. This government's asylum and migration policies are risking driving even more people into homelessness

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🌈 Pride Month may be coming to an end, but the fight for safety, dignity and the freedom to be yourself doesn't end on 30 June. William, who is gay, fled persecution in Cameroon, and found safety in the UK with support from RMJ. You can read about his story here: www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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'Why I claimed asylum in the UK' : Pride, asylum and the right to live safely

This blog has been written by William, a gay man from Cameroon whom RMJ supported to apply for asylum in the UK.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Repealing the Vagrancy Act is a positive step. But, if the govt is serious about ending rough sleeping they must recognise how oppressive & cruel immigration rules cause rough sleeping. A first step would be scrapping their self-defeating plans to extend settlement routes. www.gov.uk/government/n...

gov.uk

Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed

The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

👏👏 Timely intervention by Lord Dubs condemning Shabana Mahmood's nasty & counter-productive asylum plans. Cruelty towards migrants & refugees is never necessary or inevitable. It's always a political choice. If he is the new PM, Andy Burnham must bin these plans. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs

Exclusive: Veteran Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child attacks ‘performative cruelty’ of Shabana Mahmood’s policies

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

💬❗10 years after Brexit, many EU citizens are stuck in an endless game of paperwork: proving their status, chasing documents & navigating labyrinth rules. 📖🔗 Want to learn more? Read our latest blog on how the EUSS continues to affect vulnerable EU citizens. www.rmjustice.org.uk/latest-news/...

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10 years after Brexit: What does it mean for EU citizens living in the UK?

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Shabana Mahmood's proposed changes to immigration & asylum laws are some of the cruellest ever proposed. They are also self-defeating & won't achieve their stated aims. At the very least, the government should pause this until a new PM is installed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

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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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The proposal to extend refugee settlement routes is cruel, counter-productive & will greatly damage social cohesion. It's great that our friends @asylumaid.bsky.social are challenging the government's plans in court. Everyone benefits when refugees are welcomed & allowed to get on with their lives.

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Asylum Aid @asylumaid.org.uk · 23/06/2026

We are facing the greatest challenge to refugee protection in decades. Their rights in the UK are being steadily eroded, with the government reducing the length of refugee leave from five years to just two & a half years. 🚨 We are challenging this in court. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

independent.co.uk

Shabana Mahmood’s cuts to refugee protection to face legal challenge

Exclusive: Refugee status in the UK is now temporary with the right to asylum under review every 30 months

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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This should be a national scandal & a day of shame for the UK. The government is using AI technology that they know is unreliable & which has “baked-in racial bias”. And why are they so determined to use this AI? To try and deport more asylum seeking children. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

independent.co.uk

Home Office knew AI age checks for migrants were flawed — but rolled it out anyway

Exclusive: Government advisors describe the tool as ‘hideously flawed’ amid concern facial age estimation has ‘baked-in racial bias’ — and can wrongly identify a 14-year-old as an adult

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Together With Refugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Courage is all around us. In the people rebuilding their lives. In the people who offer welcome. In the communities that come together and make room for one another. Watch, share, and tell us: what does courage mean to you? #refugeeweek #withrefugees #togetherwithrefugees #courage 🧡

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