Refugee families belong together. War, persecution and violence tear families apart. Since the government suddenly suspended Refugee Family Reunion over a year ago, safely reuniting in the UK has become almost impossible for many. The impact is devastating: www.helenbamber.org/resources/re...

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏠 Families belong together. We will #NeverLetThatGo. Yet, the UK's asylum system is forcing families apart. One year ago, the Government suspended refugee family reunion – one of the only available safe routes – disproportionately harming women and children. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/family/ 1/🧵

This is deeply concerning and raises serious questions about the UK’s compliance with its international obligations. At Asylum Aid, we support people from Eritrea who are seeking protection in the UK, and we have seen first-hand the risks they face. 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK threatens visa bans for Eritrea over migrant return policy

The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".

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Thousands of child trafficking victims in the UK may go unidentified, while few perpetrators face justice. A new report from @ecpatuk.bsky.social highlights serious gaps in protection and risks posed by immigration reforms. Read the report: tinyurl.com/58hrcfsk #AntiSlaveryWeek

New vacancy! Join our Housing & Welfare team and help ensure our clients are not destitute and have secure, suitable accommodation. If you’re passionate about supporting people through complex housing and welfare systems, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here: www.helenbamber.org/who-we-are/j...

What this headline doesn't make obvious is that the reason police are concerned is the cost of policing the extremists who gather to harass and threaten people forced to live in asylum camps. Yet another reason why all people seeking sanctuary should be able to live in communities, not camps.

Police resources warning over Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre plan

The Home Office is considering using RAF Linton-on-Ouse to house asylum seekers.

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23% of children seeking asylum initially assessed as adults were later found to be children. This is the Home Office's own data, shared by the Children's Commissioner for England. We've warned for years that flawed age assessments put hundreds of children at risk. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

'I shudder to think about wrongly assessed kids forced to sleep next to adults'

EXCLUSIVE: Urgent action is needed to stop child asylum seekers being wrongly assessed as adults, Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza will say today

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These are mums, dads and children. Families just like ours. They deserve the chance to live with dignity, stability and hope. Our clients speak to @thetimes.com about the realities of life for families living in asylum hotels. 🗞️ Read here: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Providing high vis jackets as ‘safety measure’ risks making people seeking asylum more vulnerable to hostility, while raising a much more basic question: why're they being housed in isolated sites where ordinary access to communities & services is so difficult? www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2656063...

Migrants to be given free high vis jackets in village

Migrants will be given free hi-vis jackets if they move next to a rural village.

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We are one of the only charities in the UK providing free legal representation to stateless people. This work is often complex and challenging, and we need your support to continue. Help us provide vital legal support to some of the most vulnerable people in the UK: www.asylumaid.org.uk/support-us

Today, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner told the House of Commons why measures in the Immigration & Asylum Bill on disclosure and the credibility of trafficking survivors are so harmful — and why they should be scrapped. Read our new briefing for more: www.helenbamber.org/resources/re...

Under proposed changes in the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026, delays, missing information or inconsistencies in what a survivor of human trafficking says could count against their credibility. But trauma can make remembering and talking about what happened much more complicated. 🧵

150+ organisations are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation. We must come together to demand the government takes serious action.

🚨Racial violence is escalating. Racist violence, intimidation and hatred is becoming a weekly occurence. Yet the Government response remains woefully inadequate. This is not in our name. It is time for urgent action. Read more below. Thank you @amnestyuk.bsky.social for coordinating. 1/3

Statement on the escalation in racist violence

Amnesty International UK are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation, and we are calling on the UK government to act immediately.

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This data is alarming but not surprising. For years, we've warned about children, including those whose ages are disputed, being placed in unsuitable accommodation, such as hotels. Without the right support, they're at risk of going missing, exploited or trafficked. inews.co.uk/news/350-chi...

350 child asylum seekers have gone missing in the UK

The figure represents a 'profound safeguarding failure', say campaigners

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£9.95 a week. That’s all some people seeking safety in the UK receive to meet their basic needs. At the end of 2025, 4,419 children were living on less than £10 a week. No child should grow up in poverty because their family is seeking protection. 📝 more: www.helenbamber.org/resources/la...

A new report shows profound isolation contributed to the deaths of 100+ care leavers in England in 2025 — 11 of whom were children seeking asylum. It also exposes the devastating impact of wrongly assessing young people seeking asylum as adults. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care

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🚨 Breaking news: Our legal challenge is going ahead. 🚨 We’ve received permission from the court to proceed with our legal challenge to the government’s decision to reduce refugee protection from 5 years to 2.5 years. We’ve also requested a hearing asap. 🧵 www.asylumaid.org.uk/what-we-do/e...

We are challenging the reduction of refugee protection in the UK from five years to two and a half years  | Asylum Aid

In March 2026, the Home Secretary announced the biggest change in refugee protection in decades. Instead of being able to apply for settlement after five years, refugees are now forced to renew their ...

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Yesterday, the Government released guidance on how people seeking asylum in the UK should behave. The Guide: ❌Reinforces anti-migrant rhetoric ❌Distorts the reality of violence against women and girls ❌Distracts from its root causes ❌Impedes access to support and justice for survivors 1/2

Women for Refugee Women - Women for Refugee Women’s statement on the Home Office's "Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK" guide

Our statement on the harmful "Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK" guide released by the Home Office on 19 August 2026.

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“Secure residence provides the stability necessary for genuine healing.” That is the message from new international guidance on trafficking survivors. As the UK govt tries to weaken protections, this guidance shows why secure status is so vital. 📑 Read more: www.helenbamber.org/resources/la...

“Stability necessary for genuine healing”: what new international guidance means for trafficking survivors | Helen Bamber

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Andy Burnham has acknowledged that Labour “didn’t get it right” on Gaza and that the party needs to “do better”. He has called for a stronger UK response and more pressure on the Israeli government. Those words need action. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza

Refugee family reunions in limbo, despite Foreign Office saying it is ready to get people out of war-torn territory

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People seeking asylum need safe accommodation in communities where they can rebuild their lives, look to the future & live with dignity. But the for-profit asylum housing model is failing them & causing irreparable harm. We’ve joined 50+ organisations calling on the new government to act.

Refugee Action@refugeeaction.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The housing emergency has created an expensive, poor quality and divisive asylum accommodation system. So 51 organisations have written to Andy Burnham to tell him he already has the answers to housing all people in need. Our letter is on his desk. https://bit.ly/4fRRMHw

“You cannot switch off trauma on demand” Chris*, a trafficking survivor supported by us, speaks about proposed changes to the asylum interview process. Survivors often need time, support & legal advice to disclose experiences of torture, trafficking & persecution. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Trafficking survivor pleads with Shabana Mahmood to pause 'devastating' change

EXCLUSIVE: Charities warn that a new streamlined interview process - which means asylum cases with little chance of success can be dismissed faster - will mean torture survivors are at greater risk of...

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We're waiting to see guidance that will implement changes to Immigration Rules which, in our view, represent a substantial shift in asylum procedure & one which should have been subject to consultation & parliamentary scrutiny @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social @helenbamber.org tinyurl.com/2m6mjxj8

Lords committee draws latest immigration rule changes to House’s attention over ‘minor’ asylum interview reforms

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee says Home Office failed to adequately explain new 'merged registration' interview

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AI cannot account for how trauma, malnutrition & exhaustion affect young people fleeing conflict. AI can replicate human errors & racial bias. The result? Children can be placed in adult accommodation, detention or prison. They need protection, not more harm. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network

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75 years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the international refugee protection system and one of the most consequential international legal instruments ever adopted.

It shouldn't require legal action to establish the democratic value of consultation but our recent High Court victory, concerning allocation of asylum accommodation, has done just that @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social @helenbamber.org www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/our-h...

‘Our High Court victory shows the Civil Society Covenant must be more than words’

Freedom from Torture and the Helen Bamber Foundation reflect on a recent ruling, which found the Home Office did not sufficiently consult them on policy changes…

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Our recent High Court victory sends a clear message that consultation with civil society is fundamental to good policymaking. The new government must work with experts & people with lived experience to build lawful, evidence-based policies. Our joint op-ed with @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social 👇

‘Our High Court victory shows the Civil Society Covenant must be more than words’

Freedom from Torture and the Helen Bamber Foundation reflect on a recent ruling, which found the Home Office did not sufficiently consult them on policy changes…

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It's right that ending homelessness is a priority. But that commitment must extend to migrants, including people seeking safety, who are too often pushed into homelessness by asylum & immigration systems. We see this daily through our work. It's time for change. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in England in first speech as prime minister

Additional £340m over three years allocated to get people off the streets ‘at the earliest opportunity’

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For too long, divisive politics & dehumanising policies have shaped the debate on asylum, unfairly blaming refugees for wider challenges. Together with 200+ charities, we're calling on the new Prime Minister to reject division & instead uphold dignity, humanity and hope for people seeking safety.

The new Immigration & Asylum Bill will significantly weaken the UK's response to trafficking & modern slavery. As John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social) explained in yesterday's debate, it will punish survivors by forcing them to disclose traumatic experiences within arbitrary deadlines.