Part of Asylum Matters’ campaign to Fight the Anti Refugee Laws, Voices in Exile join over 730 organisations and individuals in signing a joint letter to Yvette Cooper to fight the decision to suspend all Syrian asylum claims, at a time when the safety of Syria is far from certain.
You can read it here: https://asylummatters.org/2024/12/14/joint-letter-to-the-home-secretary-syrian-asylum-claims/
‘It was signed by over 730 organisations and individuals on the frontline of providing support to people seeking asylum in our communities across the UK, urging the Home Office to reconsider the decision to suspend all Syrian asylum claims following the fall of the Assad regime. Over 200 organisations (across the four nations of the UK) and over 500 individuals (including doctors, professors, lecturers, trustees, volunteers, ESOL tutors, teachers, nurses, midwives, directors, consultants, faith leaders, solicitors, lawyers, immigration advisors, charity workers, writers, artists, photographers, trade unionists, local councillors, retirees, legal advisors, refugees, people seeking asylum, journalists, human rights advocates, interpreters, campaigners, support workers, students and more) who are proud to welcome people seeking safety, called on the Home Secretary to reverse the unprecedented move to announce a suspension of the asylum system for a single nationality group, at a time when the safety of Syria is far from certain.’
TAKE ACTION:
Firstly, if you haven’t already signed the Fight the Anti-Refugee Laws pledge, you can do so here.
The next step is for everyone to write to their MPs (using this super-easy template tool, where you only have to add your name and email address and it will automatically send) with two simple asks:
- Commit to urging the Home Secretary to resume the processing of asylum claims
- Commit to meeting with you as their constituent in January / the New Year
We’ve shown the Home Secretary there is public opposition to this move, and the media spotlight we’ve shone means she’s under pressure externally, now we need to ramp up the pressure she is receiving inside parliament.
If your MP agrees to meet with you in the New Year, let us know by emailing nathan@asylummatters.org and we can equip you with a briefing and some top tips on ‘elevator pitching’ to your MP to get the most out of the meeting.
Keep the pressure up on social media too by sharing the letter on your socials with the hashtag #FightTheAntiRefugeeLaws – you could even tag Yvette Cooper.