Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
GMIAU offers free legal immigration advice, representation and support services to people seeking asylum, refugees, children and vulnerable adults.| GMIAU
GMIAU offers free legal immigration advice, representation and support services to people seeking asylum, refugees, children and vulnerable adults.| GMIAU
Last week marked my first week as CEO of GMIAU. I’m delighted to introduce myself to our friends and supporters and tell you a bit about myself. In my career, I’ve always focused on tackling social injustice. Before joining GMIAU I spent 8 years as CEO of Sefton Women’s and… The post Meet Neil Frackelton, GMIAU’s CEO appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
Our statement following the deadly attack on Heaton Park Shul in Crumpsall, where GMIAU has been based for 23 years.| GMIAU
Everyone who is resident in our communities, whatever their background or immigration status, should have the right to a safe, stable place they can call home. However, across Greater Manchester, as in the rest of the UK, there is a worsening homelessness crisis. Among those facing homelessness in our communities… The post Refugee Homelessness in Greater Manchester – Policy Briefing appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
An overview of our Migrants' Rights Conference that we co-hosted with Garden Court North Chambers yesterday.| GMIAU
GMIAU offers free legal immigration advice, representation and support services to people seeking asylum, refugees, children and vulnerable adults.| GMIAU
Our telephone advice line will no longer be operating after Monday 29th September. The only way to get legal advice from GMIAU will be to fill in our online form.| GMIAU
Fiona and Belinda Everett, whose father Rupert died before seeing justice in his Windrush case, speak out about what happened to him.| GMIAU
3rd September 2025 In an unprecedented attack on the rights of refugees, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced on Monday that applications for refugee family reunion would be suspended until a new system was put in place. What will the new system look like? We are expecting new rules for… The post Changes to Refugee Family Reunion appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
Recently the Government has announced changes to both the ‘move on period’ and to Aspen cards, both of which will directly impact people living in asylum accommodation. The changes came with no warning and without consultation. Here, we explain what we know about the changes, and what we think about… The post Recent changes for people in asylum accommodation appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
Why is this important? It’s estimated that there are 215,000 undocumented children living in the UK. At least 1 in 10 children in care in England are not British. Many of those children may have grown up in the UK, and may not even know that they are not British.… The post New guides for social workers appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
We are pleased to invite you to the North West Migrants’ Rights Conference, co-hosted by GMIAU and Garden Court North Chambers on 30th September 2025. This full-day conference titled: ‘Humanising the rhetoric: through law, communities and understanding‘ will bring together legal professionals, academics, community organisers, advocates, and individuals with lived… The post Join Us: North West Migrants’ Rights Conference appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
What is the Treaty and When Does It Come Into Effect? The UK and France announced a new treaty in July 2025 aimed at reducing dangerous small boat crossings across the Channel. The treaty officially came into effect on 6 August 2025 and is now part of UK law. Under… The post What we know about the UK–France ‘one in, one out’ small boats agreement appeared first on GMIAU.| GMIAU
We are a group of young people, we all arrived as unaccompanied children to seek safety in the UK. We were all sent to adult asylum accommodation after having our ages disbelieved by the Home Office.| GMIAU
Get in touch with GMIAU for free legal support to apply for the Windrush Compensation Scheme through the Windrush Legal Initiative.| GMIAU
People seeking asylum have started to be detained by the Home Office ahead of attempted removal to Rwanda. This is key information from GMIAU.| GMIAU
