Our progress towards this can be demonstrated through our work to call out the inhumane, costly and unworkable measures laid out in the Rwanda Plan. In the summer of 2023, the Rwanda Plan was found to be unlawful in the Court of Appeal, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in November 2023. In same month we launched a report called The Human Impact of the Illegal Migration Act and the Rwanda Plan highlighting that the plan will not act as deterrent to taking dangerous journeys and is already leading to refugees disappearing from contact with support organisation.

All refugees deserve to be treated with compassion and dignity. We will continue to advocate for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Read Mariam’s story in the Impact Report, who was supported by our Integration Services in Hull to learn English and train as a beauty therapist.

We issued a six-point action plan for the UK Government—offering immediate, practical solutions to ensure a fair and humane asylum system, and promising compassionate treatment for those seeking asylum in the UK—in response to the Illegal Migration Act, the government’s most hostile asylum legislation to date. Join our campaign to fight for refugees today.