Jeff Crisp
@JFCrisp
Tweeting on refugees, asylum, migration & borders. Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford. Former Head, Policy Development & Evaluation Service, UNHCR.
Deported and disappeared. A New York Times article from me on the growing tendency of states to expel refugees and other migrants to countries with which they have no prior connection: nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opi…
It's a cult. And like most cults, it's led by a completely implausible and flawed character.
Turner: Mr. President. We're so grateful for you. Grateful for your sacrifice and for your heart, for people and your heart for this country, your heart to do what's right no matter what.
US envoy on "forced displacement" in Gaza: President Trump has said that "nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza"
Liar.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said publicly Trump has given the green light to clear Gaza of Palestinians. State Dept spokesperson Tammy Bruce is asked about his comment and bizarrely attacks the reporter:
Who believes Ant Middleton would make a great mayor of London? @antmiddleton
Who believes Ant Middleton would make a great mayor of London? @antmiddleton
It looks like Israel and its allies got what they wanted: theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
The UK's xenophobic Daily Express is providing minute-by-minute coverage of a racist riot in London - as if it were a bloody football match. Disgusting. express.co.uk/news/uk/208557…
"This is not diplomacy but human trafficking disguised as a deportation deal. It is an insult to all Emaswati who value peace, security, and the sanctity of our homeland.” theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
Exactly Gulwali!
The HO starts with the premise that asylum seeker young people UASC are not telling the truth about their age/identity etc.
Refugees in Kakuma protested again today, and when we say refugees are bearing the brunt of the funding shock in the humanitarian system, it is not a joke — it is the reality. The situation is dire. Urgent attention and action from @DRSKenya @burugu_j and @UNHCR_Kenya under your…
UK. "Charities have warned of the increasing danger to asylum seekers posed by far-right protesters after small boat arrivals were moved from their usual landing place in Dover to further along the coast to avoid clashes." theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…
It won't work.
Artificial-intelligence technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the Home Office says. Ministers hope to roll out facial-age estimation for migrants arriving by small boats and lorries in 2026, subject to further testing.
🇲🇲 NEW: A new investigation by @FortifyRights finds that the Arakan Army (AA) has committed serious violations of the laws of war against #Rohingya civilians in ad-hoc detention centers and villages under its control in #Rakhine State. The International Criminal Court should…
“You always know that it could be you who gets shot, or it might be someone next to you.” This is in the minds of Palestinians who see death when they seek aid from the GHF militarised food distribution sites. Still they go because they have no choice theguardian.com/global-develop…
You seriously could not make it up.
10 Americans are back home because of @POTUS And @SecRubio's diplomacy. Thanks to El Salvador and @Bukele for great work.
No surprise. 1. Politicians & media whip up a toxic frenzy on asylum & migration for electoral purposes 2. They promise to address the issue through facile slogans: Stop the Boats & Smash the Gangs 3. The promises come to naught & the public feels deceived theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
The latest from the BBC's Stop The Boats And Smash The Gangs Correspondent.
What impact could small-boat sanctions have? bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyl…