We are shocked and dismayed at the Home Secretary’s decision to suspend one of the few safe routes available to sanctuary seekers. The move will devastate families and put vulnerable people at risk. Dr Hari Reed, Joint CEO of Asylum Welcome, told LBC Radio: “I was listening to the announcement with my colleagues
Asylum Welcome, in collaboration with Refugee Support Group Berkshire and Oxford Brooks’ Migration and Refugee Research Network, submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee's enquiry into asylum accommodation. The issue of asylum accommodation is important because it directly affects the safety, dignity, and well-being of people seeking asylum in
The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill was introduced by the Labour government in the House of Commons on 30th January 2025, and debated at second reading on 10th February. The new Bill creates additional criminal offences and expands law enforcement powers as part of its ‘border securitisation’ aim. In
Mark Goldring will be stepping down as director and retiring in May 2025, after five successful years leading Asylum Welcome. If you think that you or someone you know might be interested in this exciting role, do read on or share. Please follow the links below for more information: The job
At Asylum Welcome, we stand with those impacted by the Hostile Environment, including the detention system. Our opposition to reopening Campsfield is evidence-based and shaped by our own experiences providing a visiting service there from 1993 to 2018. Yarl’s Wood. Brook House. Harmondsworth. These names are notorious for a reason—immigration
We are dismayed by the announcement on 21st August that the new Home Secretary has decided to reopen and expand Campsfield House in Oxfordshire as an immigration detention centre. Asylum Welcome remains opposed to this plan and continues to play an active role in the Coalition to Keep Campsfield Closed.
Asylum Welcome rejects Suella Braverman’s unfounded claims regarding gender and sexuality as illegitimate grounds to claim asylum in the UK. Braverman claims that "simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin" is no longer a good enough basis on which to be granted refugee
By Hallam Tuck 'Under the Home Office, and its contractor G4S, Brooke House was not sufficiently decent, secure, or caring for detained people or its staff. An environment flourished in which unacceptable treatment became more likely.’ Kate Eves, Chair of the Brook House Inquiry. The Brook House Inquiry report published
By Hari Reed, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator We know that the Illegal Migration Bill completed its journey through Parliament late on Monday 17th July and became an Act of Parliament on Thursday 20th July. We know that the international community is looking on in disbelief, afraid of the knock-on
By Hajar Zainuddin, Advocacy Volunteer, and Tamara Kurzova, Ukraine Community Liaison Officer On the 24th of February 2022, Russian forces invaded Kyiv, devastating lives and displacing millions of innocent civilians. The UK responded by setting up the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme. Under this scheme, Ukrainians can live, work and have
