RAMFEL 🧡
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What do we do?
📍 Immigration advice & representation
⚖️ Take government to court
🎤 Centre lived experience in our advocacy
Find all our other content here: https://linktr.ee/ramfeluk
What do we do?
📍 Immigration advice & representation
⚖️ Take government to court
🎤 Centre lived experience in our advocacy
We submitted 2 family reunion applications the day before the scheme was suspended. Today, they were both granted!!! A Kenyan mother & trafficking survivor, suffering with PTSD, will now be reunited with her children in the UK❤️ If we'd waited just 2 days, her family may have been separated forever.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We submitted 2 family reunion applications the day before the scheme was suspended. Today, they were both granted!!! A Kenyan mother & trafficking survivor, suffering with PTSD, will now be reunited with her children in the UK❤️ If we'd waited just 2 days, her family may have been separated forever.
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This story lays bare the forces shaping how people who need a home are housed:
- Vulgar profitmaking
- Divided communities
- Refugees scapegoated
If we are to heal our communities, this must end.
- Vulgar profitmaking
- Divided communities
- Refugees scapegoated
If we are to heal our communities, this must end.
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
This story lays bare the forces shaping how people who need a home are housed:
- Vulgar profitmaking
- Divided communities
- Refugees scapegoated
If we are to heal our communities, this must end.
- Vulgar profitmaking
- Divided communities
- Refugees scapegoated
If we are to heal our communities, this must end.
The government is rushing to deport people to Syria irrespective of whether it is safe to do so. The risks to those deported are potentially fatal & the harm caused irreversible.
It doesn't have to be this way & the UK must continue offering sanctuary to those who need it
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
It doesn't have to be this way & the UK must continue offering sanctuary to those who need it
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Home Office set to deport asylum seekers to Syria despite safety fears
Returns could be both voluntary and enforced under Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms
inews.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The government is rushing to deport people to Syria irrespective of whether it is safe to do so. The risks to those deported are potentially fatal & the harm caused irreversible.
It doesn't have to be this way & the UK must continue offering sanctuary to those who need it
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
It doesn't have to be this way & the UK must continue offering sanctuary to those who need it
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Our client's been given indefinite leave to remain.
Since 2012, she's had short parent visas & securing her ILR now was more vital than ever as, due to mental health issues, she gets some state support.
In April, the govt would have added another 10 yrs to her settlement route because of this.
Our client's been given indefinite leave to remain.
Since 2012, she's had short parent visas & securing her ILR now was more vital than ever as, due to mental health issues, she gets some state support.
In April, the govt would have added another 10 yrs to her settlement route because of this.
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Our client's been given indefinite leave to remain.
Since 2012, she's had short parent visas & securing her ILR now was more vital than ever as, due to mental health issues, she gets some state support.
In April, the govt would have added another 10 yrs to her settlement route because of this.
Our client's been given indefinite leave to remain.
Since 2012, she's had short parent visas & securing her ILR now was more vital than ever as, due to mental health issues, she gets some state support.
In April, the govt would have added another 10 yrs to her settlement route because of this.
George is a victim of the hostile environment, like many others who've lived here for decades & know the UK as home.
Several organisations worked together to resolve George's problems. Without such support, he'd have suffered even more harm.
Please contact us if you encounter people in his position.
Several organisations worked together to resolve George's problems. Without such support, he'd have suffered even more harm.
Please contact us if you encounter people in his position.
“Seven years after the government apologised for the errors that led to thousands of people being wrongly categorised as illegal immigrants, individual Windrush cases continue to emerge...” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘I’m part of this country’: Windrush man left homeless by Home Office inaction
George Campbell, 69, slept in bus station as officials questioned his right to live in the UK after hospital stay
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
George is a victim of the hostile environment, like many others who've lived here for decades & know the UK as home.
Several organisations worked together to resolve George's problems. Without such support, he'd have suffered even more harm.
Please contact us if you encounter people in his position.
Several organisations worked together to resolve George's problems. Without such support, he'd have suffered even more harm.
Please contact us if you encounter people in his position.
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🧵I wish I could say George’s story is unique - the Windrush scandal continues to damage the lives of many and shows what happens when you let hostility drive immigration reform rather than common sense.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....
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‘I’m part of this country’: Windrush man left homeless by Home Office inaction
George Campbell, 69, slept in bus station as officials questioned his right to live in the UK after hospital stay
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
🧵I wish I could say George’s story is unique - the Windrush scandal continues to damage the lives of many and shows what happens when you let hostility drive immigration reform rather than common sense.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....
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A big thank you, Stella, for going to bat for George.
🧵I wish I could say George’s story is unique - the Windrush scandal continues to damage the lives of many and shows what happens when you let hostility drive immigration reform rather than common sense.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....
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‘I’m part of this country’: Windrush man left homeless by Home Office inaction
George Campbell, 69, slept in bus station as officials questioned his right to live in the UK after hospital stay
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
A big thank you, Stella, for going to bat for George.
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1/ A friend of our 71yr old former client just contacted us. Our client's lived here for decades & had a visa on the 10yr route to settlement.
Elderly & digitally excluded, she didn't know how to renew her visa & missed the deadline. All support will soon be suspended & she'll face destitution.
1/ A friend of our 71yr old former client just contacted us. Our client's lived here for decades & had a visa on the 10yr route to settlement.
Elderly & digitally excluded, she didn't know how to renew her visa & missed the deadline. All support will soon be suspended & she'll face destitution.
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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1/ A friend of our 71yr old former client just contacted us. Our client's lived here for decades & had a visa on the 10yr route to settlement.
Elderly & digitally excluded, she didn't know how to renew her visa & missed the deadline. All support will soon be suspended & she'll face destitution.
1/ A friend of our 71yr old former client just contacted us. Our client's lived here for decades & had a visa on the 10yr route to settlement.
Elderly & digitally excluded, she didn't know how to renew her visa & missed the deadline. All support will soon be suspended & she'll face destitution.
"I didn't come to the UK on a small boat because I was reckless or careless with my life. I came because every legal door was closed & the danger I faced at home left me no real choice."
Maybe if the Home Sec asked refugees why they travel, she'd understand this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Maybe if the Home Sec asked refugees why they travel, she'd understand this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I risked my life to cross the Channel because I believed in British justice. But Britain is abandoning me | Anonymous
The government has been trying to send me back to France under the “one in, one out” policy. The threats to my life there don’t seem to matter
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 AM
"I didn't come to the UK on a small boat because I was reckless or careless with my life. I came because every legal door was closed & the danger I faced at home left me no real choice."
Maybe if the Home Sec asked refugees why they travel, she'd understand this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Maybe if the Home Sec asked refugees why they travel, she'd understand this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We work with thousands of asylum seekers every year.
None have ever said they chose to seek safety in the UK because of hotel accommodation.
If the Home Sec thinks this motivates people, she needs to actually consult with asylum seekers and expert organisations.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
None have ever said they chose to seek safety in the UK because of hotel accommodation.
If the Home Sec thinks this motivates people, she needs to actually consult with asylum seekers and expert organisations.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Protests expected as first asylum seekers arrive at East Sussex camp
Minister says use of former army barracks at Crowborough is part of plan to move people out of hotels
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM
We work with thousands of asylum seekers every year.
None have ever said they chose to seek safety in the UK because of hotel accommodation.
If the Home Sec thinks this motivates people, she needs to actually consult with asylum seekers and expert organisations.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
None have ever said they chose to seek safety in the UK because of hotel accommodation.
If the Home Sec thinks this motivates people, she needs to actually consult with asylum seekers and expert organisations.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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'Our Side of the Story'
Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.
Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.
Our Side of the Story: Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group
YouTube video by GMIAU
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
'Our Side of the Story'
Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.
Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.
Refugee status granted! Emmanuel got his PhD in the UK & now lectures at a London university. Returning to Cameroon would put him at serious risk because of his sexuality & HIV diagnosis. This week he got the news that he’s been granted refugee status, he can now 'get his life back on track!'
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Refugee status granted! Emmanuel got his PhD in the UK & now lectures at a London university. Returning to Cameroon would put him at serious risk because of his sexuality & HIV diagnosis. This week he got the news that he’s been granted refugee status, he can now 'get his life back on track!'
"Our political leaders must bring an end to the division & hate that the harmful “othering” of migrants has created.
And all of us must say to family, friends, neighbours & politicians that this is not who we are or who we want to be."
👏👏 @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And all of us must say to family, friends, neighbours & politicians that this is not who we are or who we want to be."
👏👏 @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 5:08 PM
"Our political leaders must bring an end to the division & hate that the harmful “othering” of migrants has created.
And all of us must say to family, friends, neighbours & politicians that this is not who we are or who we want to be."
👏👏 @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And all of us must say to family, friends, neighbours & politicians that this is not who we are or who we want to be."
👏👏 @enversol.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Death and disease in Home Office asylum camps ⚠️
Overcrowding, filthy conditions, and lack of healthcare access led to diphtheria, scabies, and two lives tragically being lost. This is disgraceful. Those responsible must be held accountable.
One the many reasons we are calling to #CloseTheCamps.
Overcrowding, filthy conditions, and lack of healthcare access led to diphtheria, scabies, and two lives tragically being lost. This is disgraceful. Those responsible must be held accountable.
One the many reasons we are calling to #CloseTheCamps.
Manston asylum centre was ‘overcrowded, squalid and insanitary’, inquiry hears
Extent to which conditions deteriorated at Kent detention centre in 2022 is being investigated in public hearing
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Death and disease in Home Office asylum camps ⚠️
Overcrowding, filthy conditions, and lack of healthcare access led to diphtheria, scabies, and two lives tragically being lost. This is disgraceful. Those responsible must be held accountable.
One the many reasons we are calling to #CloseTheCamps.
Overcrowding, filthy conditions, and lack of healthcare access led to diphtheria, scabies, and two lives tragically being lost. This is disgraceful. Those responsible must be held accountable.
One the many reasons we are calling to #CloseTheCamps.
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The government is consulting on their planned changes to settlement in the UK, known as “earned settlement”. We’re very concerned about the impact on our communities.
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
GMIAU guide to the earned settlement consultation - GMIAU
Our guide to the government's consultation on "Earned Settlement". The consultation closes on the 12th February 2026.
gmiau.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The government is consulting on their planned changes to settlement in the UK, known as “earned settlement”. We’re very concerned about the impact on our communities.
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
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Great that MP @petewishart.bsky.social & First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social took a principled stance & unequivocally condemned people attacking asylum hotels.
We wish more politicians behaved this way & encouraged social cohesion rather than division.
www.thenational.scot/news/2576098...
Great that MP @petewishart.bsky.social & First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social took a principled stance & unequivocally condemned people attacking asylum hotels.
We wish more politicians behaved this way & encouraged social cohesion rather than division.
www.thenational.scot/news/2576098...
First Minister to consider asylum hotel buffer zones after 'disgusting' protests
JOHN Swinney has said he would consider calls for buffer zones outside asylum hotels as he condemned “disgusting” anti-immigration protests over…
www.thenational.scot
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Great that MP @petewishart.bsky.social & First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social took a principled stance & unequivocally condemned people attacking asylum hotels.
We wish more politicians behaved this way & encouraged social cohesion rather than division.
www.thenational.scot/news/2576098...
Great that MP @petewishart.bsky.social & First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social took a principled stance & unequivocally condemned people attacking asylum hotels.
We wish more politicians behaved this way & encouraged social cohesion rather than division.
www.thenational.scot/news/2576098...
Successive governments have focused solely on so-called deterrence & appearing tough on immigration.
This doesn't reduce numbers, makes migrants lives more difficult, creates more work for the Home Office & harms social cohesion.
They must change approach in 2026.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
This doesn't reduce numbers, makes migrants lives more difficult, creates more work for the Home Office & harms social cohesion.
They must change approach in 2026.
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 12:22 PM
Successive governments have focused solely on so-called deterrence & appearing tough on immigration.
This doesn't reduce numbers, makes migrants lives more difficult, creates more work for the Home Office & harms social cohesion.
They must change approach in 2026.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
This doesn't reduce numbers, makes migrants lives more difficult, creates more work for the Home Office & harms social cohesion.
They must change approach in 2026.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
It's reported that the govt has reduced the number of asylum decision-makers.
This means decision-making will slow.
Plans to increase settlement routes will make things worse.
They must abandon these plans & recognise the cost of keeping refugees stuck in limbo.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
This means decision-making will slow.
Plans to increase settlement routes will make things worse.
They must abandon these plans & recognise the cost of keeping refugees stuck in limbo.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
ANOTHER manifesto pledge gone as Labour cuts asylum case workers
Labour promised voters that it would hire additional caseworkers to 'restore order to the asylum system'. It said extra staff were needed to clear the 'perma-backlog' that had built up under the Torie...
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
It's reported that the govt has reduced the number of asylum decision-makers.
This means decision-making will slow.
Plans to increase settlement routes will make things worse.
They must abandon these plans & recognise the cost of keeping refugees stuck in limbo.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
This means decision-making will slow.
Plans to increase settlement routes will make things worse.
They must abandon these plans & recognise the cost of keeping refugees stuck in limbo.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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It's taken the govt 13 months to process our client's straightforward visa renewal application.
There's no justification for these delays, but introducing longer settlement routes and more complicated rules, as the govt plans to do, will make things far, far worse.
It's taken the govt 13 months to process our client's straightforward visa renewal application.
There's no justification for these delays, but introducing longer settlement routes and more complicated rules, as the govt plans to do, will make things far, far worse.
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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It's taken the govt 13 months to process our client's straightforward visa renewal application.
There's no justification for these delays, but introducing longer settlement routes and more complicated rules, as the govt plans to do, will make things far, far worse.
It's taken the govt 13 months to process our client's straightforward visa renewal application.
There's no justification for these delays, but introducing longer settlement routes and more complicated rules, as the govt plans to do, will make things far, far worse.
Seizing asylum seekers' phones is the first of what will no doubt be many cruel, punitive & self-defeating asylum policies in 2026.
Solidarity to all in the sector bracing for yet more of this nastiness & the men, women & children whose lives will be affected.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Solidarity to all in the sector bracing for yet more of this nastiness & the men, women & children whose lives will be affected.
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 5:18 PM
Seizing asylum seekers' phones is the first of what will no doubt be many cruel, punitive & self-defeating asylum policies in 2026.
Solidarity to all in the sector bracing for yet more of this nastiness & the men, women & children whose lives will be affected.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Solidarity to all in the sector bracing for yet more of this nastiness & the men, women & children whose lives will be affected.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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"Tagging people seeking asylum when they're not accused of a crime is cruel, punitive & will funnel more public money to private companies.
If the govt is serious about saving public funds & reducing crime, they should grant people seeking asylum the right to work"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Tagging people seeking asylum when they're not accused of a crime is cruel, punitive & will funnel more public money to private companies.
If the govt is serious about saving public funds & reducing crime, they should grant people seeking asylum the right to work"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sussex PCC suggests making asylum seekers wear electronic tags
Katy Bourne says it would give asylum seekers
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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"Tagging people seeking asylum when they're not accused of a crime is cruel, punitive & will funnel more public money to private companies.
If the govt is serious about saving public funds & reducing crime, they should grant people seeking asylum the right to work"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Tagging people seeking asylum when they're not accused of a crime is cruel, punitive & will funnel more public money to private companies.
If the govt is serious about saving public funds & reducing crime, they should grant people seeking asylum the right to work"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Our impact in 2025!
▶️Gave 380 people weekly food parcels
▶️Secured 335 people leave to remain
▶️Got 186 people indefinite leave to remain
▶️Secured 58 people British citizenship
▶️Overturned 30 wrong decisions on appeal
▶️Supported 26 homeless families to find housing
▶️Reunited 11 displaced families
Our impact in 2025!
▶️Gave 380 people weekly food parcels
▶️Secured 335 people leave to remain
▶️Got 186 people indefinite leave to remain
▶️Secured 58 people British citizenship
▶️Overturned 30 wrong decisions on appeal
▶️Supported 26 homeless families to find housing
▶️Reunited 11 displaced families
December 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Our impact in 2025!
▶️Gave 380 people weekly food parcels
▶️Secured 335 people leave to remain
▶️Got 186 people indefinite leave to remain
▶️Secured 58 people British citizenship
▶️Overturned 30 wrong decisions on appeal
▶️Supported 26 homeless families to find housing
▶️Reunited 11 displaced families
Our impact in 2025!
▶️Gave 380 people weekly food parcels
▶️Secured 335 people leave to remain
▶️Got 186 people indefinite leave to remain
▶️Secured 58 people British citizenship
▶️Overturned 30 wrong decisions on appeal
▶️Supported 26 homeless families to find housing
▶️Reunited 11 displaced families
Sharing some Christmas joy. Days like this are what our work is all about. ❤️
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sharing some Christmas joy. Days like this are what our work is all about. ❤️
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1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
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Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
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What politicians & the media forget & ignore is that it's people who are targeted by their cruel asylum policies & anti-migrant rhetoric.
Like you, these people have hopes, dreams & fears.
Today 1 such person sent us this. It captures the human impact of the govt's nasty & divisive approach 👇👇
What politicians & the media forget & ignore is that it's people who are targeted by their cruel asylum policies & anti-migrant rhetoric.
Like you, these people have hopes, dreams & fears.
Today 1 such person sent us this. It captures the human impact of the govt's nasty & divisive approach 👇👇
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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What politicians & the media forget & ignore is that it's people who are targeted by their cruel asylum policies & anti-migrant rhetoric.
Like you, these people have hopes, dreams & fears.
Today 1 such person sent us this. It captures the human impact of the govt's nasty & divisive approach 👇👇
What politicians & the media forget & ignore is that it's people who are targeted by their cruel asylum policies & anti-migrant rhetoric.
Like you, these people have hopes, dreams & fears.
Today 1 such person sent us this. It captures the human impact of the govt's nasty & divisive approach 👇👇