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Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 1d

NGOs condemn Italy's migration bill: 'The aim is to push us out' #Refugees

NGOs condemn Italy's migration bill: 'The aim is to push us out'

www.infomigrants.net

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 1d

Germany moves to return more Syrians, but Damascus says the country is not yet ready #Refugees

Germany moves to return more Syrians, but Damascus says the country is not yet ready

Germany has announced plans to resume returns of Syrian refugees and rejected asylum seekers, marking a significant shift in its migration policy. But Syrian authorities have asked for more time to rebuild not only the country's infrastructure but its fractured social ties too.

www.infomigrants.net

Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 1d

Former beat reporter here: I always found the writing to be the easier part of the process. The reporting was the most laborious and time consuming—by far. To turn your work product over to a computer after you’ve done the really hard part seems crazy to me.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”

The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.

www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

The answer is a rewrite experiment, backed by AI. We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories. The role will require an evolving expertise in prompt writing for an AI chatbot, to get the quality stories you might want to read. This is not a one-and-done kind of thing. We envision the rewrite specialist tweaking the stories a good bit with additional prompts for refinements. I see this as a writing role.

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 1d

Won't be a revelation to anyone but the reason all the worst people on the right are pivoting to talking about race and culture rather than immigration is so they can keep banging the drum even as net migration figures fall (UK) and even reverse (US).

This is the next step and it always was.

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · 2d

Great thread!

Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 2d

1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.

Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 2d

1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s not pretend the US wants to fund principled humanitarian action: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Let’s not pretend the US wants to fund principled humanitarian action

The US is trying to redefine humanitarian principles by dictating discrimination. Humanitarians – and other donors – must draw a line.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · 2d

Why Tanzania’s mass repatriation of Burundi refugees must be stopped : www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Why Tanzania’s mass repatriation of Burundi refugees must be stopped

Detentions, torture, and the extra judicial killings of government opponents is prevalent in Burundi, and a threat to returning refugees.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

Elena Habersky @elenahabersky.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t even explain the fear most refugees in Egypt currently have. People are being taken from the streets, the metro, their own houses. Valid residency and UNHCR cards mean nothing. Hundreds are being deported, people are dying in detention. UNHCR Egypt has been silent, no statement whatsoever.

Poster demanding an investigation for a Sudanese refugee who died in police detention

A man who is saying his nephew, a Sudanese refugee, 18 years old, died in police detention.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.

On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.

Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny

On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.

www.lawdork.com

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · 6d

Good.

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 7d

UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement #Refugees

UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement

www.infomigrants.net

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 7d

European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum #Refugees

European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum

The European Parliament voted today to usher in changes to European Union asylum rules that jeopardize the right to seek asylum.

www.hrw.org

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7d

"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."

Feds zip-tied a 14-year-old girl during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics

A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.

www.cbsnews.com

Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 7d

Approved today by the European Parliament with 396 votes in favour, 226 against and 30 abstentions.
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/sv/pres...

Asylum: new rules for safe third countries and EU safe countries of origin list | Nyheter | Europaparlamentet

On Tuesday, Parliament adopted changes to the EU asylum procedure regulations to enable faster processing of asylum requests.

www.europarl.europa.eu

Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 7d

When the UK gov. a couple of years ago launched the idea of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, many in the EU saw this as a controversial, radical step to take.

Well, it’s now a mainstream position. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

EU clears way for transfer of asylum seekers to unrelated countries

A legislative change approved by the European Parliament will enable EU states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no existing link. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 7d

UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement #Refugees

UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement

www.infomigrants.net

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 26d

New York Times: My Rohingya People Are Running Out of Time #Refugees

New York Times: My Rohingya People Are Running Out of Time - Refugees International

www.refugeesinternational.org

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · 28d

But how 'voluntary' will it really be, given Algeria's harsh treatment of migrants?

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 28d

Algeria: IOM signs partnership with government expanding voluntary return partnership #Refugees

Algeria: IOM signs partnership with government expanding voluntary return partnership

www.infomigrants.net

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 28d

Algeria: IOM signs partnership with government expanding voluntary return partnership #Refugees

Algeria: IOM signs partnership with government expanding voluntary return partnership

www.infomigrants.net

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · 28d

My latest blog.
'Refugee camps: a persistent paradox'.
It explains why so many refugees continue to be accommodated in camps, despite all the evidence concerning their negative characteristics and consequences:
rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/20/r...

Sam Ritholtz @sritholtz.bsky.social · Jan 13

It's officially publication day for our book, The Way Out. It's been a long road. Rebecca and I started working together in 2019, and it's fair to say that the context shifted under our feet as we wrote and thought. Get the text 30% off with code UCPSAVE30 at www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...

The Way Out by Rebecca Buxton, Samuel Ritholtz - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · Jan 9

Here we go again...

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Jan 9

EU trade (and migration) law

Agreed text of new EU law on trade preferences for developing countries - Art 18b introduces the possibility of withdrawing preferences for insufficient cooperation on readmission - data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

data.consilium.europa.eu

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Jan 9

EU trade (and migration) law

Agreed text of new EU law on trade preferences for developing countries - Art 18b introduces the possibility of withdrawing preferences for insufficient cooperation on readmission - data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

data.consilium.europa.eu

Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · Jan 9

una.org.uk/news/una-uk-...

UNA-UK responds to US attack on Venezuela | UNA-UK

This act of aggression is an obvious violation of the basic tenets of international law...

una.org.uk

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · Jan 8

My latest blog.
Why does academic research on refugees have little direct impact on UNHCR policy, programmes and practice?
And will that change as a result of the localization of research?
rsc.ox.ac.uk/blog/waiting...

Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · Jan 8

Why are people migrating from Egypt? #Refugees

Why are people migrating from Egypt?

www.infomigrants.net

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Jan 5

Frontex before the EU courts

Analysis of the two recent big losses in court for the EU border control agency, by Antje Kunst - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/fron...

Frontex before the EU Courts: Damage, Causation, and Liability under Article 340(2) TFEU

Cases: Hamoudi v Frontex (C-136/24 P) and WS and Others v Frontex (Case C-679/23 P) Antje Kunst* Photo credit : Rock Cohen ...

eulawanalysis.blogspot.com

Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · Dec 27

The people of the DRC must be punished until their government becomes sufficiently enthusiastic about the UK‘s obsession with expelling people

UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · Dec 24

Today's good news story.

Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · Dec 24

Really important reminder that whilst anti-asylum riots grab the headlines and dictate political responses, they are very far from the whole story

Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · Dec 24

I've been aware for a while of the work by faith and other community groups to support people seeking asylum. So I asked the @refugeecouncil.bsky.social where there was really vigorous community support. They said Northallerton. Here's what I found when I went there: as.ft.com/r/b3449fbd-3...

Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · Dec 24

Really important reminder that whilst anti-asylum riots grab the headlines and dictate political responses, they are very far from the whole story

Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · Dec 24

I've been aware for a while of the work by faith and other community groups to support people seeking asylum. So I asked the @refugeecouncil.bsky.social where there was really vigorous community support. They said Northallerton. Here's what I found when I went there: as.ft.com/r/b3449fbd-3...

‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers

[FREE TO READ] Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families

as.ft.com

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