BBC’s claims on MVDAC-DVILR misuse do not reflect frontline reality. Misuse is the exception, not the norm.
With 92 organisations, we reject this framing and call for evidence-led debate rooted in lived experience.
Read the full statement: southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/false-d...
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Recent BBC articles highlight misconduct by a small number of unscrupulous advisers who charge thousands to fabricate asylum claims. This is fraud & must be stopped. But the coverage is selective, harmful & risks obscuring the wider reality of access to legal advice. 🧵
I don't think the public realise the scale of the problem.
I'm supporting several sponsored care workers to recover and get justice for the horrific exploitation they have experienced.
Their exploiters used the Home Office's rules to abuse them. The rules also hinder them getting justice.
Gay folks who claim asylum have to “out” themselves to bureaucrats who ask invasive and demeaning questions, face stigma from their broader communities, have to deal with abuse from people sharing their accommodation. The idea it’s “easy” to just pretend to be gay for asylum is breathtakingly false.
1/3 Following recent reporting on LGBTQI+ asylum claims, we share the concerns highlighted by @rainbowmigration.bsky.social.
"The asylum system is hostile and complex, and particularly difficult for LGBTQI+ people...
www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/news/behavio...
Survivors of human trafficking in detention face huge barriers to disclosing their experiences. Yet, when they do, they are criticised for being 'last-minute'. This briefing by the Detention Taskforce examines survivors' experiences with the immigration system.
BBCs coverage isn't just misleading, it is inflammatory. It has predictably been latched onto by the far right and others, including this government, to call for even more restrictions on those seeking asylum. Along with others, I explain here how wrong it is 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2602505...
metro.co.uk/2026/04/15/a...
The BBC’s claims on MVDAC-DVILR misuse do not reflect frontline reality. We see victim-survivors facing disbelief, delays, and barriers to safety. Misuse is the exception, not the norm.
With 92 organisations, we have published this statement today:
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/false-d...
