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Jeff Crisp

@jfcrisp.bsky.social

Posting on refugees, asylum, migration, displacement and borders. Former head of policy development & evaluation, UNHCR. Now with Refugee Studies Centre and United Against Inhumanity. jefferyfcrisp@gmail.com

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Tom Roberts@tpgroberts.bsky.social · 3w ago

The complete and total collapse of state function in the face of far right extremists. It is frankly ludicrous that Daniel Thomas continues to be at large given the series of crimes committed which he has literally filmed.

Emma Yeomans@yeomans.bsky.social · 3w ago

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

Yael Schacher@yaelschacher.bsky.social · last mo.

3rd country deportations attack access to asylum and international refugee law, rely on prolonged detention of people found to be refugees, involve rushed movement of them to avoid courts being able to scrutinize violation of their rights, send them to countries where they are at risk.

TheCatMan@bigbrohem.bsky.social · last mo.

"Leonardo Sánchez wailed in pain for hours on the deportation flight from Louisiana to West Africa, he and six other detainees said." WTF are we doing? A special place in hell awaits miller, and anyone who is in and supports this - ICE.

Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)

Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.

nytimes.com

Sally Hayden@sallyhayd.bsky.social · last mo.

One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend. Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived

A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’

irishtimes.com

ECRE@theecre.bsky.social · last mo.

After the Sea Watch, the humanitarian vessel "Louise Michel" also fell into the radar of the Libyan coastguards. Another attempt of hindering search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean, while also putting at risk the lives of the staff who were on board. Will the EU remain silent?

ANSA: 42 migrants rescued, shots fired at 'Louise Michel’ ship

Italian news agency ANSA reported that 42 migrants arrived at the Italian port of Crotone after being rescued by the 'Louise Michel', a vessel operated by a German NGO in the central Mediterranean, fo...

libyaobserver.ly

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · last mo.

NEW FROM ME: On a hellish third-country removal flight last month, passengers say ICE-contracted guards got drunk, teased and beat them, tied them up, refused to let them use the lavatory. One says he witnessed an ICE agent admit to illegal chain refoulement. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...

‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American Prospect

On July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries.

prospect.org

Jon Featonby@jonfeatonby.bsky.social · last mo.

And this comes with a huge cost to the taxpayer. @refugeecouncil.bsky.social estimated the Home Office could spend over £1bn supporting people while they wait for an appeal who will then end up getting refugee status www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/press-office...

Analysis shows that the backlog of asylum appeals will cost hundreds of millions to resolve - Refugee Council

Poor quality decisions from the Home Office could cost up to £1.2 billion.

refugeecouncil.org.uk

Sonia L@sonial77.bsky.social · last mo.

and thoughtsonimmigration.substack.com/p/asylum-out... (today's one). There are over 152,000 asylum appeals in the backlog. The vast majority of Home Office refusals are not being sustained at appeal. There is nothing but failure here.

Refugees@refugees.skyfleet.blue · 2mo ago

Rwanda confirms talks with EU to potentially host migrant return hubs #Refugees

Rwanda confirms talks with EU to potentially host migrant return hubs

Rwandan authorities have announced that they've entered initial talks with certain EU governments on potentially hosting return hubs for migrants. Prior to the announcement, Italy had already confirmed having held discussions with Rwandan authorities on reaching a migration-related cooperation agreement.

infomigrants.net

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There has been a converted attempt here (including by the current Home Sec) to promote the "Danish model" of anti-immigrant policy as being somehow consistent with social democratic/progressive values. So we should welcome this mask-off moment from the Danish PM.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2mo ago

Mette Frederiksen and Giorgia Meloni issued a statement on Instagram declaring a partnership aimed at “protecting Europe’s Christian cultural heritage” by expelling more migrants, building “return hubs in third countries,” and finding “innovative solutions outside Europe.” Full post below🧵 1/2

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2mo ago

Great reporting from @emilybregel.bsky.social about a gay man who’s been in the US since he was four, imprisoned in a “hotel” in Equatorial Guinea since April. He says he’s being denied soap and toilet paper in retaliation for filing a complaint w African Commission. 1/ tucson.com/news/local/b...

Arizona man languishes in African hotel after third-country deportation

A 30-year-old man, Ahmed Soliman, is confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea after being deported there by ICE without warning. He faces the threat of return to Egypt, where he may fac...

tucson.com

Refugees@refugees.skyfleet.blue · 2mo ago

Non, la campagne de régularisations exceptionnelles en Espagne n'est pas la cause des 60 000 arrivées à Ceuta #Refugees

Non, la campagne de régularisations exceptionnelles en Espagne n'est pas la cause des 60 000 arrivées à Ceuta

Alors que près de 60 000 personnes sont arrivées à la nage ou par voie terrestre à Ceuta en 24 heures, les théories et récupérations politiques affluent. L'une d'elle revient souvent : ce pic d'arrivées serait dû au plan de régularisation menée par l'Espagne. Or, le lien de causalité ne tient pas. Cette campagne est close depuis plus d'un mois et les profils des personnes régularisées sont des travailleurs déjà présents sur le territoire, avec des critères précis. Plusieurs autres facteurs explicatifs existent, en l'absence à ce stade d'une communication officielle de Rabat. InfoMigrants fait le point.

infomigrants.net

Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here are those special rules on Ceuta and Melilla as regards Schengen - dating back to Spain acceding to the Schengen Convention eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

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Nissim@nissimss.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ceuta isn’t in mainland Spain. Is on Morocco’s coast. Under Spanish control since 1500 Is one of 2 Spanish cities that form the European Union’s only land borders with Africa, While Ceuta is part of the EU, it operates under special rules that restrict people from entering Spain and the rest of EU.