Praxis, for migrants and refugees
@praxisprojects.bsky.social
We're the largest provider of free immigration advice in London. We give advice, provide support, and campaign so that migrants & refugees in the UK can live with safety, dignity & respect.
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Hi new followers! We're an award-winning human rights charity fighting for migrant rights since 1983.
We do this by providing free legal advice, giving community support, and campaigning for change.
When politicians seek to divide us and treat migrants with cruelty, we refuse to accept it.
We do this by providing free legal advice, giving community support, and campaigning for change.
When politicians seek to divide us and treat migrants with cruelty, we refuse to accept it.
Yet another act of economic self-sabotage driven by a Government that's got its priorities backwards
In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
UK drops target for international student recruitment
Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Yet another act of economic self-sabotage driven by a Government that's got its priorities backwards
"This narrative shift has been stark. It has emboldened the far right to exploit people’s concerns and pushed them to take matters into their own hands."
A sobering snapshot of rising toxicity toward migrants and those who support them by @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A sobering snapshot of rising toxicity toward migrants and those who support them by @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I never thought I’d see an asylum hotel on fire, or worry about my staff’s safety. The past five years changed that | Enver Solomon
As head of an immigration charity, I’ve seen firsthand how hostility and toxicity have reached unprecedented levels, says outgoing Refugee Council CEO Enver Solomon
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
"This narrative shift has been stark. It has emboldened the far right to exploit people’s concerns and pushed them to take matters into their own hands."
A sobering snapshot of rising toxicity toward migrants and those who support them by @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A sobering snapshot of rising toxicity toward migrants and those who support them by @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A new report finds tougher rules may have wrongly denied support to thousands of modern slavery survivors.
Home Office data shows over half of refusals later reviewed were overturned, suggesting many initial decisions were wrong.
Essential reporting from @mellino.bsky.social at @tbij.bsky.social
Home Office data shows over half of refusals later reviewed were overturned, suggesting many initial decisions were wrong.
Essential reporting from @mellino.bsky.social at @tbij.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A new report finds tougher rules may have wrongly denied support to thousands of modern slavery survivors.
Home Office data shows over half of refusals later reviewed were overturned, suggesting many initial decisions were wrong.
Essential reporting from @mellino.bsky.social at @tbij.bsky.social
Home Office data shows over half of refusals later reviewed were overturned, suggesting many initial decisions were wrong.
Essential reporting from @mellino.bsky.social at @tbij.bsky.social
Keir Starmer could not be more detached from reality referring to the period when the Tories left the EU as an "open borders experiment."
People have always come to the UK to work, study, and be with family. They pay taxes, exorbitant visa fees, tuition costs, and the NHS surcharge. (1/2)
People have always come to the UK to work, study, and be with family. They pay taxes, exorbitant visa fees, tuition costs, and the NHS surcharge. (1/2)
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Keir Starmer could not be more detached from reality referring to the period when the Tories left the EU as an "open borders experiment."
People have always come to the UK to work, study, and be with family. They pay taxes, exorbitant visa fees, tuition costs, and the NHS surcharge. (1/2)
People have always come to the UK to work, study, and be with family. They pay taxes, exorbitant visa fees, tuition costs, and the NHS surcharge. (1/2)
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🚨 We are horrified by the disturbing footage of the response to peaceful protests in two detention centres against the harmful 'one in, one out' UK-France deal .
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 1/3
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 1/3
More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres
Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas called in to quell action at Harmondsworth and Brook House facilities
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🚨 We are horrified by the disturbing footage of the response to peaceful protests in two detention centres against the harmful 'one in, one out' UK-France deal .
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 1/3
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 1/3
The Gov's anti-immigration policies not only fuel fear and division - they actively undermine economic stability.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
"Congratulations, we are cutting migration. But we have persistently high NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social care, collapsing universities, missed housebuilding targets, lower economic growth and higher taxes."
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
Falling migration could be about to drive your taxes up
Our reliance on migration for economic stability and adequate care for our ageing population is obvious and undeniable
inews.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The Gov's anti-immigration policies not only fuel fear and division - they actively undermine economic stability.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
Mandatory digital ID was always about supercharging the hostile environment, not real solutions.
We're glad to see it dropped. Time to invest in policies that deliver real economic benefits - like investing in our communities and fixing our broken housing system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We're glad to see it dropped. Time to invest in policies that deliver real economic benefits - like investing in our communities and fixing our broken housing system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Mandatory digital ID was always about supercharging the hostile environment, not real solutions.
We're glad to see it dropped. Time to invest in policies that deliver real economic benefits - like investing in our communities and fixing our broken housing system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We're glad to see it dropped. Time to invest in policies that deliver real economic benefits - like investing in our communities and fixing our broken housing system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📢“Broadcasting dehumanising footage that frames migrants as criminals does nothing to make ordinary peoples’ lives better. It fuels fear, legitimises racism & makes life more dangerous for migrant communities.”
@josephinewy.bsky.social for @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
@josephinewy.bsky.social for @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
New Home Office TikTok account ‘turning migration raids into clickbait’
A new video posted to the official Home Office TikTok accounts shows immigration enforcement officers raiding homes and businesses and arresting people thought to be in the UK illegally
www.independent.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
📢“Broadcasting dehumanising footage that frames migrants as criminals does nothing to make ordinary peoples’ lives better. It fuels fear, legitimises racism & makes life more dangerous for migrant communities.”
@josephinewy.bsky.social for @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
@josephinewy.bsky.social for @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
More enforcement won’t fix broken policy -which only pushes more people into the shadows.
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
Illegal migrant worker crackdown sees record numbers of raids and arrests
Nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaway shops all targeted. London, the West Midlands and the South West see the highest number of arrests.
news.sky.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
More enforcement won’t fix broken policy -which only pushes more people into the shadows.
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
📢“The pockets of violence, hatred and racism are a small but loud minority."
A much-needed story of community and hope, with an important reminder from @minnierahman.bsky.social for @refugeestogether.bsky.social.
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
A much-needed story of community and hope, with an important reminder from @minnierahman.bsky.social for @refugeestogether.bsky.social.
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers
Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
📢“The pockets of violence, hatred and racism are a small but loud minority."
A much-needed story of community and hope, with an important reminder from @minnierahman.bsky.social for @refugeestogether.bsky.social.
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
A much-needed story of community and hope, with an important reminder from @minnierahman.bsky.social for @refugeestogether.bsky.social.
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
The death of a legal observer in Minnesota by ICE is a warning to the UK in so many ways. We’re tying ourselves to a violent, corrupt, racist nation which does not care about its citizens. Reform believes in its model, Labour is appeasing it. It is the public who will suffer.
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 AM
New year, same hostility.
Today, new powers come into force subjecting men, women & children to invasive searches - including inside their mouths - to seize their phones.
This comes despite a 2022 court ruling that found a similar policy unlawful.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Today, new powers come into force subjecting men, women & children to invasive searches - including inside their mouths - to seize their phones.
This comes despite a 2022 court ruling that found a similar policy unlawful.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners
People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from Monday
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM
New year, same hostility.
Today, new powers come into force subjecting men, women & children to invasive searches - including inside their mouths - to seize their phones.
This comes despite a 2022 court ruling that found a similar policy unlawful.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Today, new powers come into force subjecting men, women & children to invasive searches - including inside their mouths - to seize their phones.
This comes despite a 2022 court ruling that found a similar policy unlawful.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Thank you @carladenyer.bsky.social for all your hard work advocating for migrants and refugees both within Parliament and outside it.
I'm eternally grateful for the tireless work done by brilliant organisations in Bristol and across the country to support migrants and refugees - thank you @4refugeewomen.bsky.social @rainbowmigration.bsky.social @praxisprojects.bsky.social
and Stand Against Racism and Inequality (SARI)
and Stand Against Racism and Inequality (SARI)
December 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Thank you @carladenyer.bsky.social for all your hard work advocating for migrants and refugees both within Parliament and outside it.
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Hundreds of overseas staff working in social care and the NHS travelled to Westminster today to lobby MPs over plans to restrict visa rules for care workers.
Follow updates here ⬇️
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Follow updates here ⬇️
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Care workers lobby Parliament - UNISON National
Hundreds of overseas staff working in social care and the NHS travelled to Westminster today to lobby MPs over plans to restrict visa rules for care workers
www.unison.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Hundreds of overseas staff working in social care and the NHS travelled to Westminster today to lobby MPs over plans to restrict visa rules for care workers.
Follow updates here ⬇️
unsn.uk/3MLAeAz
Follow updates here ⬇️
unsn.uk/3MLAeAz
This Govt's plans to reduce homelessness will fail while their own immigration policies fuel it.
Our immigration system makes it too easy for people to lose their homes and too hard to get their lives back.
Thanks to the Frontline Network for funding this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgjm...
Our immigration system makes it too easy for people to lose their homes and too hard to get their lives back.
Thanks to the Frontline Network for funding this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgjm...
What do homelessness and immigration issues have in common?
YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This Govt's plans to reduce homelessness will fail while their own immigration policies fuel it.
Our immigration system makes it too easy for people to lose their homes and too hard to get their lives back.
Thanks to the Frontline Network for funding this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgjm...
Our immigration system makes it too easy for people to lose their homes and too hard to get their lives back.
Thanks to the Frontline Network for funding this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgjm...
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This morning @oliviablakemp.bsky.social explains why government CANNOT achieve aims to end child poverty & homelessness as long as immigrant families are excluded from support❤️
Proposed longer routes to settlement must not be applied retrospectively to migrants who have built lives here!
Proposed longer routes to settlement must not be applied retrospectively to migrants who have built lives here!
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This morning @oliviablakemp.bsky.social explains why government CANNOT achieve aims to end child poverty & homelessness as long as immigrant families are excluded from support❤️
Proposed longer routes to settlement must not be applied retrospectively to migrants who have built lives here!
Proposed longer routes to settlement must not be applied retrospectively to migrants who have built lives here!
The rise of the far-right is exactly why we must defend human rights protections - before it’s too late.
Starmer's push to hollow out safeguards for victims of torture is not 'in the public interest'. It’s a betrayal of the values Britain claims to stand for.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer's push to hollow out safeguards for victims of torture is not 'in the public interest'. It’s a betrayal of the values Britain claims to stand for.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The rise of the far-right is exactly why we must defend human rights protections - before it’s too late.
Starmer's push to hollow out safeguards for victims of torture is not 'in the public interest'. It’s a betrayal of the values Britain claims to stand for.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer's push to hollow out safeguards for victims of torture is not 'in the public interest'. It’s a betrayal of the values Britain claims to stand for.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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Grateful to @theguardian.com for covering the most recent @naccomnetwork.bsky.social data briefing which charts the continued increase in homelessness experienced by refugees, people seeking asylum and other migrants, driven by hostile Government policies.
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Grateful to @theguardian.com for covering the most recent @naccomnetwork.bsky.social data briefing which charts the continued increase in homelessness experienced by refugees, people seeking asylum and other migrants, driven by hostile Government policies.
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
"Ending the two-child limit is vital, but you cannot end child poverty while excluding children from support because of their parents' immigration status. Every child deserves the same chance to thrive." @josephinewy.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
UK Government slammed for 'ignoring' migrants in child poverty plans
A CHARITY has slammed the UK Government for “ignoring” migrant children in its plan to tackle poverty.
gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"Ending the two-child limit is vital, but you cannot end child poverty while excluding children from support because of their parents' immigration status. Every child deserves the same chance to thrive." @josephinewy.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
Today's Child Poverty Strategy leaves thousands of migrant children - 40% of all children in poverty - out in the cold.
Every child deserves the same chance to thrive.
Poverty is a political choice. The Govt's failure to act for all children falls short of the scale and urgency of the crisis.
Every child deserves the same chance to thrive.
Poverty is a political choice. The Govt's failure to act for all children falls short of the scale and urgency of the crisis.
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Today's Child Poverty Strategy leaves thousands of migrant children - 40% of all children in poverty - out in the cold.
Every child deserves the same chance to thrive.
Poverty is a political choice. The Govt's failure to act for all children falls short of the scale and urgency of the crisis.
Every child deserves the same chance to thrive.
Poverty is a political choice. The Govt's failure to act for all children falls short of the scale and urgency of the crisis.
The UK’s migration policies are backfiring - hurting both economic growth and efforts to end homelessness.
The OECD says cutting immigration is now “a drag” on the economy, while refugee homelessness has more than doubled in two years.
We urgently need policies that value people over politics.
The OECD says cutting immigration is now “a drag” on the economy, while refugee homelessness has more than doubled in two years.
We urgently need policies that value people over politics.
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The UK’s migration policies are backfiring - hurting both economic growth and efforts to end homelessness.
The OECD says cutting immigration is now “a drag” on the economy, while refugee homelessness has more than doubled in two years.
We urgently need policies that value people over politics.
The OECD says cutting immigration is now “a drag” on the economy, while refugee homelessness has more than doubled in two years.
We urgently need policies that value people over politics.
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Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
The voices of division in our country are growing louder. It’s up to us to unite against them.
Stand #together against the far right to show what this country is really about. Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
Stand #together against the far right to show what this country is really about. Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The voices of division in our country are growing louder. It’s up to us to unite against them.
Stand #together against the far right to show what this country is really about. Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
Stand #together against the far right to show what this country is really about. Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk