Rodents, bedbugs, mould: UK asylum housing is a Hostile Environment
A Manchester asylum hostel run by Britain’s biggest outsourcer Serco is riddled with cockroaches, rodents and … read more
Zimbabwe: “no changes and no democracy”
Why Zimbabwe is still not safe for refugees like Marian Machekanyanga Marian was forced to leave … read more
How UK migration rules make children homeless
Councils are forcing children into homelessness and destitution simply because of their parents’ migration status. … read more
Mothers and children unlawfully housed in Sheffield B&Bs for years
VIOLET DICKENSON and JOHN GRAYSON 5 April 2018 Women and young children routinely placed in shared hostels with … read more
The roots of the Hostile Environment
In December 2013 SYMAAG organised a protest in Sheffield against the 2014 Immigration Act which … read more
“We need humanity and accountability” in asylum housing
Asylum tenants organise at Sheffield conference This was the first national meeting of asylum tenants. … read more
Human Rights and Asylum Housing conference Sheffield February 24
SYMAAG invites you to an action day conference on human rights and asylum housing in … read more
Daisy and the £4 billion Asylum Housing Contracts
As the tendering process for £4 billion worth of contracts over ten years gets under … read more
Another person dies at Morton Hall – a letter from detainees
This letter was written by people detained at Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre and sent … read more
Direct Provision – Ireland’s holding pens for asylum seekers
At a recent SYMAAG meeting, our co-chair John Grayson reported on his recent fact-finding visit … read more
