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Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI). An independent national charity fighting for justice in immigration, asylum & nationality law in the UK since 1967. Our linktree: https://linktr.ee/jcwi_uk

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Home Office may forcibly remove child asylum seekers from UK in handcuffs Move is part of scheme to target families for expedited voluntary removals before enforced removal proceedings

The Home Office wants to handcuff children during forced removals of families.

This level of violence & dehumanisation must never be normalised, our spokesperson Griff Ferris warns.

Stand up for your neighbours.

Organise locally.

Boycott border profiteers.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Join JCWI’s Presenting Appeals at the First-tier Tribunal training.

πŸ—“ 19 March
⏰ 11:00–13:00

πŸ’Ό For immigration & asylum advisers seeking practical guidance.

πŸ“ Online reserve your spot today!

www.training.jcwi.org.uk

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Shame on you Air France.

You are forcibly deporting people who came to the UK seeking safety, many fleeing war, persecution and climate breakdown.

Stop these cruel deportations, now.

Join the boycott of Air France until they commit to stopping these inhumane deportations.

05.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These airlines are deporting people who came to the UK seeking safety, fleeing war, persecution and climate breakdown.

We call on these airlines to end their complicity in this violent scheme now.

04.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have written to the four airlines carrying out deportations under the cruel and inhumane UK-France agreement, along with many other British and French groups - calling on these airlines to cease their complicity.

They are: Air France, Titan Airways, Albastar Airlines& Corendon Airlines

04.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Refugees like me are sick of being told we’re not welcome Under new rules, the status of every refugee is deemed temporary and an individual’s refugee status is subject to checks every 30 months.

β€œPeople seeking asylum and other immigrants we work with only hear one message from this government – you are not welcome.” Writes our Yazan Miri

metro.co.uk/2026/03/03/r...

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While others expand protection, this Government retreats.

It ignores climate displacement, deepens the hostile environment, and scapegoats refugees for crises of its own making.

We demand an end to the hostility towards the most vulnerable while it fuels wars abroad.

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The UK government arms and morally supports the Zionist regime. It is complicit in this war. #Iran

28.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This scandal-ridden government is scapegoating migrants for its own failures to tackle the concerns that really matter to people: the cost of living crisis, unemployment & housing.

The UK should look to Spain, not Denmark, welcome migrants & regularise all undocumented people.

28.02.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, we’re writing to the Prime Minister, calling on the UK Government to abolish citizenship stripping.

Using these extreme powers, the Home Secretary can deprive some British citizens of legal rights simply by saying it is 'conducive to the public good' to do so.

reprieve.org/uk/2026/02/2...

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The state must work for ordinary people, not the tiny minority of private jet owners.

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This erosion of protections for those who need them most, while allowing billionaires to stop paying tax, is exactly how corporate-run governments operate.

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This government has always been against those at the margins, whether people who are sleeping rough, people who do not earn enough to survive, or people who are disabled.

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UK migrant families face giving up vital in-work benefits to avoid being β€˜punished’ Under Shabana Mahmood’s proposals, wait for settled status would double to 20 years if public funds used while in work

What this means is that the UK government is going to entrench child poverty, deep poverty, and homelessness for many people across the country.

@ramfel.bsky.social

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British and French groups write to airlines undertaking β€œcruel, inhumane and racist” deportations to France Along with 27 other British and French charities and groups, we have written to the four airlines currently known to be undertaking deportations from the UK to France under the cruel…

Titan Airways, shame on you, you are complicit in the violent deportations of torture and trafficking survivors.

We call on you to end your complicity, now. Stop these cruel, inhumane deportations.

Read letter to Titan, signed by many British and French groups

jcwi.org.uk/updates/brit...

20.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shame on you Air France. Stop these deportations, now.
These people came to the UK seeking safety. Many of them have fled war, persecution and climate breakdown.
Join the boycott of Air France until they commit to stopping these inhumane deportations.

20.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Signatories include:

@care4calais.org:
@biddetention.bsky.social
@gmiau.bsky.social
@humansforrights.bsky.social
@irrnews.bsky.social
@medact.bsky.social
@migrantsrights.bsky.social
@rainbowmigration.bsky.social
@utopia56.bsky.social
@projectplayfrance.bsky.social
@4refugeewomen.bsky.social

19.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
British and French groups write to airlines undertaking β€œcruel, inhumane and racist” deportations to France Along with 27 other British and French charities and groups, we have written to the four airlines currently known to be undertaking deportations from the UK to France under the cruel…

These airlines are deporting people who came to the UK seeking safety, fleeing war, persecution and climate breakdown.

Shame. Stop these violent deportations.

The full letters are on our website here: jcwi.org.uk/updates/brit...

19.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rights groups urge airlines to halt β€˜one in, one out’ deportation flights British and French activists write to Air France, AlbaStar, Titan and Corendon airlines over β€˜shameful involvement’

We've written to the four airlines carrying out deportations under the cruel and inhumane UK-France agreement.

They are: Air France, Titan Airways, AlbaStar Airlines & Corenden Airlines.

We call on them to end their complicity, now.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

19.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

We need a compassionate migration policy that welcomes people who've undergone often horrific journeys and exploitation and offers them safe haven.

11.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Migrants launch court bid to halt one-in, one-out deportations to France Legal challenge comes as a coalition of UK and French charities issue a statement warning of widespread failures under the flagship deal

The UK-France deportation scheme is cruel and inhumane and amounts to state-sponsored human trafficking.

We stand with @detentionaction.bsky.social, @biddetention.bsky.social, @migrantsrights.bsky.social and others in Britain and France calling for it to end.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

11.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting β€˜harmful stereotypes’ of migrants

This announcement of mass deportations while also seeking to gut rights protections is frightening.

And the home secretary is yet again using openly fascist rhetoric.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

10.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We need a compassionate system that puts people first, with the same routes of travel accessible for everyone, and the same good quality, safe housing for everyone.

06.02.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The government continues to perpetrate this cruelty and violence in an increasingly desperate attempt to court the far right.

Behind these numbers are real people who have had their lives torn apart.

06.02.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting β€˜harmful stereotypes’ of migrants

The government has gone very far down a very dark road.

This announcement of mass deportations while also seeking to gut rights protections is frightening.

Meanwhile, the home secretary is openly using fascist rhetoric.

We were quoted in the Guardian πŸ‘‡

06.02.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This isn’t a serious plan. It’s punitive, reactive policymaking designed to appease far-right narratives, targeting those who already have so little.

Ministers need to stop dancing to that tune and start building systems that are humane, robust, and actually work.

05.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0