Since our case was covered in the Guardian on Sunday, people have reached out to ask if they can do anything to help. We think MPs should know that the Home Office is blocking these families from reuniting, defending unlawful decisions - actions that are at odds with the govt’s recent messaging.

Also quite misleading to say children will be exempt from the refugee tax. Yes a 5 year old won't be expected to pay but their parents will and that will still keep that child at destitution levels, taking vital earnings and benefits income from families.

The Home Office has a policy for reuniting families even when biometrics cannot be obtained. It is choosing NOT to apply this, leaving women and children trapped in Gaza. Great work from GMIAU, challenging this unlawful practice 👏

Since our case was covered in the Guardian on Sunday, people have reached out to ask if they can do anything to help. We think MPs should know that the Home Office is blocking these families from reuniting, defending unlawful decisions - actions that are at odds with the govt’s recent messaging.

But the most vulnerable families, facing death in Gaza every day, are left behind. The Home Office is spending significant public money defending unlawful decisions and keeping these families apart. People have died waiting for the outcome of these challenges - they do not have time to wait.

Recently, the Prime Minister said “the suffering of the Palestinian people is a scar on the conscience of the world". This week the Home Secretary announced the re-opening of the resettlement scheme, allowing small numbers of Palestinian refugees based in Jordan and Lebanon to come to the UK.

The Upper Tribunal determined that the Home Office’s decision to refuse them under the Unsafe Journey Policy is unlawful and not compliant with their right to a family life, and has ordered the Home Office to take new lawful decisions. But the Home Office says it plans to appeal.

The families meet all the Immigration Rules for the family visa route, and if the Home Office applied its own policy lawfully, the families would still undergo robust security checks before entering the UK. Our Solicitor Decla described the suffering they are enduring while waiting:

‼️ A win in court ‼️ But the Home Office is still keeping families apart. The judge made a significant decision in our case this week - ruling that the Home Office should allow the mothers and children we represent to leave Gaza to reunite with their loved ones.

The awards ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube from 7pm, where you’ll get to see all of the shortlisted films and have the chance to vote for the winners. We’d love your support, so tune in, watch our eVisa film and please vote for us when voting opens!

Tonight’s the night 🎉 We’re excited to be heading to the Spirit of Manchester 2026 Awards, where we’ve been nominated for our eVisa support sessions, alongside Clyde & Co and Squire Patton Boggs. And you can join in too!

Every death in our Channel could be prevented. The three people who died trying to reach safety yesterday were betrayed by politicians, who've chosen to ignore the evidence and prioritise deadly hostility over saving lives. But this tragedy doesn't have to be repeated. Safe routes save lives.

To be clear, resettlement schemes, as proposed here (where the screenshots are from), are good. But not everyone can wait around in dangerous situations, hoping to be plucked to safety by the UK government. Using resettlement as a reason to crack down on spontaneous asylum claims is therefore bad