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'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.

Who is the Home Office really talking to? Diary of EU citizen in the UK ‘Thanks’ to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning when I first looked at my phone. As a foreign-born Briton, it really sets the mood (not) for the day. I deleted the first version …

Still on Probation: How the Home Office’s Rhetoric Keeps Foreign-Born Britons in Their Place

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#immigration
#keirstarmer
#labour
#shabanamahmood

New research by @profjennyp.bsky.social and colleagues for a global #refugeesponsorship initiative
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Further and faster in the wrong direction: Response to Labour’s Immigration White Paper David Stark and Lisa Goodson, IRIS, University of Birmingham A policy turning inwards At the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity (IRIS), we examine migration and …

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Delivery riders at mercy of algorithms and immigration raids Migrants denied right to work turn to exploitative delivery apps to earn cash, but the government is cracking down

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How the UK’s immigration system splits families apart – by design Barriers to migrants’ family life are embedded in the UK’s immigration system.

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Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.

If you can't wait to hear what our speakers think about Labour's #immigration policy, check out:
1) theconversation.com/labours-plan...

Join us on 20 October, 4-5.30pm @unibirmingham.bsky.social for this IRIS public seminar by @nandosigona.bsky.social on #Migration & #asylum under #Labour. Discussant: David Stark.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...

Migration, citizenship and belonging: IRIS seminar series We are delighted to announce our seminar series for this academic term. All seminars are free and open to the public. They will be held in Room 1150, Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham. Pleas…

IRIS Public Talks

20 Oct, 4pm Migration and #Asylum under Labour | @nandosigona.bsky.social

5 Nov, 4pm Making Sanctuary Cities | @rachelhumphris.bsky.social

5 Dec, 4pm The Shape of Belonging for Unaccompanied Young Migrants| Ozlem Ogtem Young

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In the piece for @theconversation.com I argue that settlement used to recognise residence, contribution & community ties. Now it’s recast as a prize for those who can continually prove their “moral worth”.

Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.

Labour’s plan to make migrants earn permanent residency by doubling the wait to 10 years & adding new tests turns belonging into an endless exam.
🔗 theconversation.com/labours-plan...
#ShabanaMahmood
#LabourConference

#publicationalert
New article by @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Catherine Craven
& @nandosigona.bsky.social on the political mobilisation of #EUcitizenship during #Brexit drawing @ukri.org www.migzen.net

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Talk: Theorising ‘global labour migration chains’ . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Speaker: Seb Rumsby, Leverhulme ECR, UoB's Institute of Research into International Migration and Superdiversity (IRiS). Abstract: Although migration is as old as humanity itself, in the 21st century ...

If you happen to be in Birmingham on 8 Oct (1:30-3pm), Dr Seb Rumsby will be speaking about his work, "Theorising ‘global labour migration chains". All welcome - for more details and to register: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The first episode of #maga & #migration podcast series is finally out! @michaelacbenson.bsky.social and I talk to @rachelhumphris.bsky.social about her new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book Making #sanctuarycities

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0ptn...
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Episode Two: Reproductive Justice

#mustlisten
#podcast on #migration and reproductive justice in a hostile environment with @pipmck.bsky.social, host: @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social

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Not sure it will work great diplomatically

Migrants vs. locals: A growing culture clash in Gulf states – DW – 09/06/2025 New policies in the Gulf states meant to attract foreign workers and simultaneously move locals into the private sector are causing competition between citizens and migrants, as well as new social and...

Migrants vs. locals: A growing culture clash in Gulf states – DW – 09/06/2025 share.google/3OJoYMQgFkD5...

A new day, a new minister, a new ‘solution’ I spoke to LBC’s Tom Swarbrick about Shabana Mahmood’s first day as Home Secretary. Unsurprisingly, migration was front and centre — and she already claimed to have the solution. What struck me dur…

A new day, a new minister, a new ‘solution’ – speaking to @lbc.co.uk and @bbc5live.bsky.social about Shabana Mahmood's first migration 'solution' after less than 24h in office share.google/z2jhpHXqb9ou...

UK could suspend visas for countries with no returns deal New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made the comments at a security summit in London.

How come none had come up with this idea before? I would like to ask this question to the minister and then compare the answer with her colleagues' in the Foreign Office

BBC News - UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals
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Where are the UK's asylum seekers from? With rising numbers of people claiming asylum, the government and some opposition parties say that more people should be 'returned'. But who are the people they are talking about deporting?

Where are the UK's asylum seekers from? | UK News | Sky News share.google/jdEquTlr6JmN... - It includes words from me

Tony Livesey - With Johnny I'Anson - BBC Sounds Johnny I'Anson sits in with late night conversation and in-depth interviews.

Spoke to Johnny L'Anson @bbc5live.bsky.social on #Epping #asylum hotel ruling and the challenges to move to an asylum system that doesn't rely on hotels and huge private contractors but is built together with local authorities.
From 10.37

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About half a billion quid made in profit...

Difficult decisions lie ahead after asylum seeker hotel ruling The High Court ruling follows an unprecedented backlog in people waiting for a decision on their cases.

Excellent article by @bbcdomc.bsky.social on the context of #Epping high court ruling and its possible consequences on the UK's approach to asylum accommodation

BBC News - Difficult decisions lie ahead after asylum seeker hotel ruling
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More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling Nigel Farage says Reform UK-controlled councils will do everything in their power to close the hotels.

You read this and won't believe that the whole madness of asylum hotel was born and bread under the Tories.

More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling - BBC News
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Home Office cuts back plans to revamp scandal-hit Manston asylum centre Ministers slash budget for transfroming Manston migrant processing centre from £2.7bn to £990m and postpone upgrade till 2029

Nando Sigona interviewed by @ipaper.bsky.social on the redevelopment of Mansion #asylum centre.

Home Office cuts back plans to revamp scandal-hit Manston asylum centre inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Delivery riders at mercy of algorithms and immigration raids Migrants denied right to work turn to exploitative delivery apps to earn cash, but the government is cracking down

'The food delivery sector is no longer just a site of informal economic survival for precarious migrants' - @nandosigona.bsky.social & @stefano-piemontese.bsky.social on 'a new mode of migration governance' merging algorithmic control and immigration enforcement www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

the so-called 'war on smugglers' target the means of transportation not the drivers of survival migration, says @nandosigona.bsky.social

Speaking to @markaustintv.bsky.social on Sky News on irregular boat crossings and the Labour government's response, @nandosigona.bsky.social says that one of the reasons why immigration policy fails is because they have little control or influence on the root caused of migration.

Delivery riders at mercy of algorithms and immigration raids Migrants denied right to work turn to exploitative delivery apps to earn cash, but the government is cracking down

"From ‘smash the gangs’ to ‘smash the workers’"

Important read from @nandosigona.bsky.social and @stefano-piemontese.bsky.social on how this government’s war on illegal work is making it harder for migrant workers to survive.

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Delivery riders at mercy of algorithms and immigration raids Migrants denied right to work turn to exploitative delivery apps to earn cash, but the government is cracking down

From #smashthegangs to ‘smash the workers’

Extract from our @opendemocracy.net piece drawing on @iclaimeu.bsky.social research

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