AutisticMumTo3Mar 4, 2024

Lords tell Sunak: Don’t send Afghan heroes to Rwanda | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rwanda-lords-bill-small-boats-afghan-mps-b2506644.html

#AfghanRefugees
#AfghansWhoWorkedWithBritish
#Rwanda
#SmallBoats
#HOL
#GeorgeOrwell1984
#AfghanMilitary
#Triples
#IllegalMigrationAct
#IllegalMigrationBill

Lords tell Sunak: Don’t send Afghan heroes to Rwanda

Two former defence chiefs, ex-defence secretary and US ambassador join our call to stop deportation of Afghans who served with UK forces – as House of Lords tries to force changes to PM’s flagship Rwanda bill

The Independent
Zeitgeisty AphorismsDec 8, 2023
#Ohio is rare, #IllegalMigrationBill is even rarer.
Queer Lit CatsSep 4, 2023
Pink News: New scheme to help LGBTQ+ migrants bring ‘cultures and experiences’ to cities as they settle in Europe https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/queers-beyond-borders-queer-migrants-europe/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #refugeesandasylumseekers #IllegalMigrationBill #immigration #migrants #Europe #News #UK
New scheme to help LGBTQ+ migrants bring ‘cultures and experiences’ to cities as they settle in Europe

A new initiative has been launched helping queer migrants to navigate government systems across Europe without fear of discrimination.

PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
AutisticMumTo3Aug 28, 2023

Home Office ‘may fit asylum seekers with electronic tags’ | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/27/home-office-may-fit-asylum-seekers-with-electronic-tags

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#Tags
#AsylumSeekers
#IllegalMigrationBill
#Rwanda
#IllegalMigrationAct
#Braverman
#UNHCR
#Bedfordshire

Home Office ‘may fit asylum seekers with electronic tags’

Preferred option for handling growing numbers of applicants is to increase number of detention places, but tagging has been mooted as short-term fix

The Guardian
AutisticMumTo3Aug 24, 2023

Government ‘failing Afghans’ as only 233 people come to UK on flagship resettlement scheme | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/afghan-asylum-backlog-resettlement-home-office-b2398856.html

#AfghanRefugees
#ResettlementScheme
#SmallBoats
#HomeOffice
#Taliban
#AfghansWhoWorkedWithBritish
#Rwanda
#Pakistan
#ACRS
#IRC
#IRCUK
#IllegalMigrationBill
#AsylumBan
#ARAP
#Mercer
#Homelessness

Government ‘failing Afghans’ as only 233 people come to UK on flagship resettlement scheme

The small numbers coming to the UK is in contrast to the promise of 20,000 places, charity says

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Aug 22, 2023

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/asylum-backlog-small-boats-rishi-sunak-suella-braverman-b2396733.html

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#IllegalMigrationBill
#IPPR
#SmallBoats
#RefugeeAction
#Care4Calais

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act

The Illegal Migration Act will cast thousands of asylum seekers into ‘permanent limbo’, the IPPR has warned

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Aug 21, 2023

Rishi Sunak suggests he can’t ‘stop the boats’ by general election | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-small-boats-braverman-b2396623.html

#SmallBoats
#Sunak
#AsylumBan
#Asylum
#GE
#Braverman
#IllegalMigrationBill

Rishi Sunak suggests he can’t ‘stop the boats’ by general election

‘I never said we would solve it overnight’, says PM – as No 10 plays down speculation about Suella Braverman sacking in autumn reshuffle

The Independent
maybitAug 2, 2023
#RefugeeRights 's Tigs got arrested for protesting against #IllegalMigrationBill and the #FloatingPrison in the #uk and needs support as she could faces charges of up to 6 months in prison.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tigs-legal-fund-charged-for-refugeerights-protest
#fundraiser #migrant #AllRefugeesWelcome #NoBorders
Tigs Legal Fund: Charged for RefugeeRights Protest

Raising money to help our founder Tigs pay for a barrister and other legal costs after she was charged for protesting for refugee rights.

Crowdfunder UK
AutisticMumTo3Jul 29, 2023

Why is our present government so committed to breaking the law? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/illegal-migration-human-rights-braverman-b2383822.html

#UKGov
#AsylumSeekers
#Refugees
#SmallBoats
#ChildAsylumSeekers
#IllegalMigrationBill
#AsylumBan
#HumanRights
#EHRC
#Housing
#Tents
#Braverman

Why is our present government so committed to breaking the law?

Suella Braverman is prepared to break the law to push through her inhumane policies against asylum seekers – the country will not tolerate it, writes Lord Falconer

The Independent
CheshireJul 20, 2023
How the UK's new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery
https://theconversation.com/how-the-uks-new-immigration-law-will-put-more-people-at-risk-of-modern-slavery-209746
#IllegalMigrationBill
#ModernSlavery
How the UK's new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery

The government has claimed that irregular migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of modern slavery to avoid being deported, but there is little evidence to support this.

The Conversation