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We provide free expert legal representation, support and hope to people across the North-West of England who are experiencing immigration injustice.
Our free, independent advice changes lives.
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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit is a charity that has been supporting people subject to immigration control for over 35 years.
We provide free expert legal representation and support services for people seeking asylum, refugees, children, and vulnerable adults across the North-West of England. Our work is based on upholding justice and human rights. Alongside our legal casework, we research, campaign, and work with communities to challenge systemic injustice.
“A reason to smile is what GMIAU is. Amidst the dark. There are hundreds, if not thousands of us, who are safe at home now, due to GMIAU.”
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Age assessments
“You can’t stop feeling sad. You have to feel sad and angry when someone says you are a liar. It is in your heart.”
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The VOICE
We are The VOICE: an action group of people on the 10-year route to settlement, supported by GMIAU.
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Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group
We are not looking for luxury, just a basic space we can call home, where we can live with dignity.
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Expectations for Greater Manchester Politicians
We’ve created a collective set of expectations for politicians in Greater Manchester, signed by organisations across the city-region.
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The 10-year route
“You can’t have dreams or aspirations on the 10-year route... It ruins lives, it ruins families.”
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Windrush
The government is still failing in its commitments to the Windrush generation.
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Asylum accommodation
Everyone, no matter where they are from, needs a safe place to call home.
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Community safety
For our communities to be safe, we need an end to hostile immigration policy and the politics of divide and rule.
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Children seeking asylum
When a child seeks safety in the UK, they need security and care. Instead they face more uncertainty.
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Children in care
We don’t want to see any child turn 18 without legal status, unable to pursue their dreams.
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No Borders in Education
“We need education now. Not tomorrow, not in the future, now.”
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Destitution
No one should be forced into destitution based on where they are from.
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Reporting and detention
No one should have to live in fear of being locked up because of their immigration status.
Our impact in 2025
Every day, we stand alongside people navigating the UK’s hostile immigration and asylum systems. Through our legal advice, campaigning and community support, we work to secure safety, dignity and justice for migrants across the North West. Read our impact report to learn more about our impact, and hear from the people we have supported.
people were granted refugee status or humanitarian protection
people in crisis were supported out of destitution
unaccompanied children were supported with their asylum claim
people were granted indefinite leave to remain
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