New lived experience podcast
Our friends at IMIX have just launched a new podcast on Spotify - Undocumented: empowering hidden voices. In their first episode they explore why it is crucial to hear from people who have been through the UK immigration system. Check [...]
Short-term Holding Facilities Report
HM Inspector of Prisons recently undertook an unannounced inspection of short-term holding facilities in the UK. Their report is well worth a look. And in particular, it is worth looking at their highlighted concerns, and we have included them below [...]
Our view on the so-called ‘Illegal Migration Bill’
Our grassroots campaigning working group met recently. In addition to discussing our new campaign on a supportive environment - a compassionate and practical alternative to immigration detention, we also discussed the so-called 'Illegal Migration Bill', we agreed that we should [...]
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The Home Office faces scrutiny esp for its plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
60 staff were dismissed in 2019-20 + 2023-24 for offences inc bullying, harassment, discrimination, abuse of position, theft, corruption, fraud or forgery. 63 more received written warnings.
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The Home Office is set to close 150 asylum hotels imminently, to meet its promise to reduce the use of temporary accommodation.
But with impracticably little time to find accommodation, the number people leaving Home Office hotels only to sleep rough has more than doubled.
The Asylum Reform Initiative who oversee @RefugeeTogether are seeking to appoint its first independent Chair.
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