Asylum Aid

We provide legal advice and representation on behalf of asylum seekers and refugees.

Now part of the @HelenBamber Foundation Group.

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

We are so grateful for your unwavering support on this platform over the years.

As we expand our presence onto #BlueSky, you can continue to follow us there & engage with the vital work done by our dedicated team of experts. Find us here: https://t.co/SRCLhK5WO5

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🚨 Thousands of trafficking survivors continue to be denied permission to stay in the UK despite their critical need for safety and support — a new report by @HelenBamber, @ATLEUnit and @ECPATUK reveals.

Instead they are left in fear and at risk of further exploitation. 🧵1/3

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

📻 Our Executive Director Alison Pickup speaks on Lawmanity podcast about Asylum Aid's vital role in successfully challenging the Conservative government's Rwanda plan.

Want to know more about went behind this critical legal challenge? Listen in! 🎧 https://t.co/B7JPo9oHLj

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We're proud to have signed this open letter coordinated by @AsylumMatters

We urgently need this government to move away from hostile, divisive rhetoric and towards defending everyone's human rights.

We are and will remain an island of solidarity, not strangers. 🧡

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

At Asylum Aid, we have an exciting opportunity as we're looking for a new Executive Director to steer Asylum Aid at an important time in our 30-year existence. Take a look! https://t.co/LNNGckd7F1

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🥳 We are thrilled to be shortlisted for Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards in TWO categories!

Asylum Aid is a finalist for the 'Legal Aid Firm/Not for Profit Agency' award & our wonderful solicitor Molly Nicolson is shortlisted in the 'Immigration & Asylum Law' category. 🎉

[Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards @LALYawards]

.@WeAreLAPG is proud to announce 📢the 30 finalists in this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards. For an insight into the doggedness 🐶& brilliance 🌟of lawyers at the social justice coalface, look no further than our #LALY25 shortlist.......
https://t.co/jbzpYoVGO3

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

Alongside 32 other organisations and survivor groups, we have written to the government calling for an end to the hostile narrative towards migrants and regressive policies that drive exploitation and deny survivors access to rights, safety and justice:

https://t.co/6TUbWh5aMl

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

📢 Our team will be walking 10 km🚶‍♀️ with @londonlegal to raise funds for Asylum Aid.

We need your support so we can continue to deliver high quality legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum in the UK.
Please donate here👇 https://t.co/XOdZLD5FMZ

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Overcrowded rooms, collapsed ceilings, rats, damp & black mold — these are just some of the horrific realities of living in the UK's asylum accommodation.

Read our latest blog on how private companies are profiting from this dehumanising housing system: https://t.co/OAdUD2qlvU

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

The previous govt had changed Immigration Rules making family reunion for stateless people much harder.

We challenged that in the High Court & won. The court found the changes to be unlawful.

Here's what it means for stateless people & their families 👇
https://t.co/lT4AVSavhW

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In just over 18 months, the Home Office received a staggering 16,000 safeguarding referrals regarding survivors of trafficking and torture.
We've long warned of the risks people face in harmful asylum accommodation, including self-harm & suicide 🧵 (1/3): https://t.co/TG73ZiXiMv

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

Many survivors are still recovering and/or don't have access to legal support. They can't gather the evidence needed in just one month.

We've brought a case on our client's behalf challenging this change.

📖 more in this @Landmark_LC article: https://t.co/DuRhBLCm2E (2/2)

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

Last year the government changed its policy so that survivors of trafficking now only have just 30 days to challenge a negative decision from the National Referral Mechanism, even though that decision can leave them without crucial support & at threat of removal from the UK (1/2)

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

We’re hiring a Billing Coordinator! Help keep our legal aid work running smoothly & support access to justice. Training provided. Experts by experience strongly encouraged to apply.
https://t.co/j4BpynmVUo
#LegalAid #Hiring #BillingJobs

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

This is a huge relief for thousands who were left in limbo due to the previous govt's disastrous Rwanda plan.

The failure of the Rwanda scheme stands as a clear example of why the UK must not farm its human rights obligations out to third countries, ever.
https://t.co/81GCeYL1fQ

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An important thread on how labelling Albania as a 'safe country' puts survivors of trafficking at serious risk 👇

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🚨Since coming to power the govt has continued to argue that Albania is a 'safe' country, despite the risks facing those seeking protection in the UK.

Our new briefing shows the harm this has caused Albanian survivors of trafficking - who make up nearly 1/4 of our clients. 🧵1/5

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Access to justice is a human right and legal aid is a crucial part of the justice system. But people seeking asylum often struggle to get good quality legal advice.

At least 57% of those claiming asylum or appealing a refusal are unable to find a legal aid representative.🧵1/3

[Asylum Aid @AsylumAid]

We're Hiring! Trusts and Foundations Executive
Join Asylum Aid to help secure vital funding for refugees and people seeking asylum. Work with a skilled fundraising team, build donor relationships, and make a real impact.

Apply now!https://t.co/fftSfNWyZy

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🚨 In a judgment today, the High Court has found that the government acted unlawfully in accommodating three victims of trafficking, torture & other extreme human cruelty in the asylum camp at RAF Wethersfield.

https://t.co/img6nion2R

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It's appalling that the Home Office has spent such an eye-watering amount of tax-payers' money defending their decision to keep Wethersfield open, especially given the overwhelming evidence of the harm it causes.

People seeking asylum must be housed in communities, not camps.

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🚨 Children who come to the UK alone in hope of finding protection need specialist support. But our new report w/ the Refugee & Migrant Children's Consortium shows that hundreds continue to be wrongly treated as adults & placed at risk in adult accommodation or criminalised 1/3🧵