Amos Schonfield
@ajschonfield.bsky.social
Refugee and migrant rights advocate // Founder & CEO @oursecondhome.org.uk // AWFC masochist // Unsubtly bearded // Unfathomably Jewish // he/him
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
The fleeting promise of votes isn't worth the lasting, generational damage it'll cause.
People come here for safety. We owe them better than this.
Our statement on the asylum reforms trailed this weekend.
Our statement on the asylum reforms trailed this weekend.
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The fleeting promise of votes isn't worth the lasting, generational damage it'll cause.
Locally, only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was in their top 3 issues. Nationally, it is double that.
This Best of Britain polling shows how bought in everyone is to a moral panic. It is a vibes-based 'crisis' whose root cause cannot be addressed by cracking down on migrants yet again.
This Best of Britain polling shows how bought in everyone is to a moral panic. It is a vibes-based 'crisis' whose root cause cannot be addressed by cracking down on migrants yet again.
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Locally, only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was in their top 3 issues. Nationally, it is double that.
This Best of Britain polling shows how bought in everyone is to a moral panic. It is a vibes-based 'crisis' whose root cause cannot be addressed by cracking down on migrants yet again.
This Best of Britain polling shows how bought in everyone is to a moral panic. It is a vibes-based 'crisis' whose root cause cannot be addressed by cracking down on migrants yet again.
Terrible news for someone really looking to push on and develop. Hopefully her work up to this point will put her in good stead for next season.
Michelle Agyemang has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Agyemang was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in the 80th minute of England’s win over Australia on Tuesday.
Agyemang was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in the 80th minute of England’s win over Australia on Tuesday.
England, Brighton striker Michelle Agyemang ruled out for season with ACL injury
The 19-year-old was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in the 80th minute of England's 3-0 win against Australia at Pride Park on Tuesday.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Terrible news for someone really looking to push on and develop. Hopefully her work up to this point will put her in good stead for next season.
Every few weeks there's a new govt announcement to raise the barriers against immigrants. It's as if, having ransacked public services, we've reduced British patriotism to spitting on our welcoming nature.
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
It’s easier for politicians to blame others than to face the truth: Britain has been stripped of the spaces and opportunities that allow for true social integration, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Every few weeks there's a new govt announcement to raise the barriers against immigrants. It's as if, having ransacked public services, we've reduced British patriotism to spitting on our welcoming nature.
A day of relief. A day of pictures of happy tears.
It didn't always feel like this, but this day was always going to come. Agreements and negotiations work.
May it be the latest healing day of many. May Palestinian families know the same relief felt today soon.
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It didn't always feel like this, but this day was always going to come. Agreements and negotiations work.
May it be the latest healing day of many. May Palestinian families know the same relief felt today soon.
🎗
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A day of relief. A day of pictures of happy tears.
It didn't always feel like this, but this day was always going to come. Agreements and negotiations work.
May it be the latest healing day of many. May Palestinian families know the same relief felt today soon.
🎗
It didn't always feel like this, but this day was always going to come. Agreements and negotiations work.
May it be the latest healing day of many. May Palestinian families know the same relief felt today soon.
🎗
This is a fantastic statement from the BoD, and it has rightfully received praise from a wide spectrum of people for this.
The real test is one of consistency. Douglas Murray is just Robinson with a posh accent, and yet he is welcomed into our synagogues gladly.
The real test is one of consistency. Douglas Murray is just Robinson with a posh accent, and yet he is welcomed into our synagogues gladly.
The Board of Deputies’ response to the Israeli government inviting Tommy Robinson to visit
October 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This is a fantastic statement from the BoD, and it has rightfully received praise from a wide spectrum of people for this.
The real test is one of consistency. Douglas Murray is just Robinson with a posh accent, and yet he is welcomed into our synagogues gladly.
The real test is one of consistency. Douglas Murray is just Robinson with a posh accent, and yet he is welcomed into our synagogues gladly.
Amichai Chikli may be a small-minded fascist, but he is also monumentally bad at his job. Legacy diaspora institutions are desperate to support Israel, and he can't help but alienate them. That Netanyahu has let him fester in this job for 3 years is proof of how little the diaspora matters.
October 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Amichai Chikli may be a small-minded fascist, but he is also monumentally bad at his job. Legacy diaspora institutions are desperate to support Israel, and he can't help but alienate them. That Netanyahu has let him fester in this job for 3 years is proof of how little the diaspora matters.
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It is now clear: there will be a ceasefire agreement this week.
Most, if not all, hostages would be exchanged for 250 Palestinian prisoners and over 1000 detainees.
The Israeli military will withdraw from about half of the Gaza Strip (it currently directly occupies over 80%)
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Most, if not all, hostages would be exchanged for 250 Palestinian prisoners and over 1000 detainees.
The Israeli military will withdraw from about half of the Gaza Strip (it currently directly occupies over 80%)
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October 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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10 years ago, @keithkahnharris.bsky.social wrote this prescient article. It is a useful guide for now.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If British Jews are attacked, respect our dignity – and keep your agendas to yourself | Keith Kahn-Harris
I dread the cacophony from right and left on how we should react to antisemitism. What’s important is supporting our survival as a community in the UK
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
10 years ago, @keithkahnharris.bsky.social wrote this prescient article. It is a useful guide for now.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I never post on Yom Kippur but:
When British Jews tell you antisemitism is getting worse BELIEVE US. It shouldn’t take us getting stabbed by terrorists on the holiest day in our calendar for you to believe us.
When British Jews tell you antisemitism is getting worse BELIEVE US. It shouldn’t take us getting stabbed by terrorists on the holiest day in our calendar for you to believe us.
October 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I never post on Yom Kippur but:
When British Jews tell you antisemitism is getting worse BELIEVE US. It shouldn’t take us getting stabbed by terrorists on the holiest day in our calendar for you to believe us.
When British Jews tell you antisemitism is getting worse BELIEVE US. It shouldn’t take us getting stabbed by terrorists on the holiest day in our calendar for you to believe us.
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You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.
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As long as the far right shapes public opinion, and mainstream parties follow public opinion, the far right dominates politics, whether in government or not.
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As long as the far right shapes public opinion, and mainstream parties follow public opinion, the far right dominates politics, whether in government or not.
This is daft and I didn't imagine it needed to be said.
Saying "I personally don't identify as English" is not the same as "migrants and their descendants can't identify as English".
One is about personal feelings, and one is about excluding people based on immutable traits.
Saying "I personally don't identify as English" is not the same as "migrants and their descendants can't identify as English".
One is about personal feelings, and one is about excluding people based on immutable traits.
October 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is daft and I didn't imagine it needed to be said.
Saying "I personally don't identify as English" is not the same as "migrants and their descendants can't identify as English".
One is about personal feelings, and one is about excluding people based on immutable traits.
Saying "I personally don't identify as English" is not the same as "migrants and their descendants can't identify as English".
One is about personal feelings, and one is about excluding people based on immutable traits.
In 35mins, this @99pi.org episode shows the challenge of our immigration debates. Our lives depend on thousands of people willing to take on jobs others won't for the sake of their safety and the safety their families. Communities understand this, and govts refuse to.
pca.st/episode/cdef...
pca.st/episode/cdef...
The New Jungle
pca.st
September 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In 35mins, this @99pi.org episode shows the challenge of our immigration debates. Our lives depend on thousands of people willing to take on jobs others won't for the sake of their safety and the safety their families. Communities understand this, and govts refuse to.
pca.st/episode/cdef...
pca.st/episode/cdef...
Why are we treating migration - a necessity for the lives we lead - like DofE?
Labour looking at Reform's racist policies and saying "we"ll have some of that". These aren't just discriminatory, by making migrants meet higher standards than the average person, they automatically treat migrants as if they are criminals on community service.
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Why are we treating migration - a necessity for the lives we lead - like DofE?
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Detained people without lawyers are only given a few days' notice of the intention to send them to France. In this time they need to find a lawyer, who will then need to gather evidence and consider whether there is a claim. Of course court applications are being made only shortly before removal.
Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’
Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’
Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France
Shabana Mahmood has accused asylum seekers of making “vexatious, last-minute claims” to avoid removal to France as the Home Office said it would review modern slavery laws to save Keir Starmer’s returns deal.
After an 11th hour injunction that scuppered Labour’s “one in, one out” scheme, the home secretary said she would stop claimants “suddenly deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal”, adding that it made a “mockery of our laws and this country’s generosity”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Detained people without lawyers are only given a few days' notice of the intention to send them to France. In this time they need to find a lawyer, who will then need to gather evidence and consider whether there is a claim. Of course court applications are being made only shortly before removal.
Went into a bit of a rabbit hole listening to this and found out that (1) London doesn't have a municipal flag and (2) designer Juan Castro Varón has made one! flag.london
September 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Went into a bit of a rabbit hole listening to this and found out that (1) London doesn't have a municipal flag and (2) designer Juan Castro Varón has made one! flag.london
The summer transfer window has closed, with hundreds of millions changing hands once again. But alongside the billions spent on players, there’s another story worth telling: football giving.
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September 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The summer transfer window has closed, with hundreds of millions changing hands once again. But alongside the billions spent on players, there’s another story worth telling: football giving.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about flags, obviously.
"Why is it only in England that you can't raise a flag without being called racist?", is a common question from people not really getting the point. In England, unlike many countries, raising one is an everyday civic act.
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"Why is it only in England that you can't raise a flag without being called racist?", is a common question from people not really getting the point. In England, unlike many countries, raising one is an everyday civic act.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about flags, obviously.
"Why is it only in England that you can't raise a flag without being called racist?", is a common question from people not really getting the point. In England, unlike many countries, raising one is an everyday civic act.
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"Why is it only in England that you can't raise a flag without being called racist?", is a common question from people not really getting the point. In England, unlike many countries, raising one is an everyday civic act.
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Very few people navigate being in the public eye better than Lotte Wubben-Moy
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Lotte Wubben-Moy: ‘We need to redefine what it means to b...
Arsenal defender on how to be a valuable asset for club and country
observer.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Very few people navigate being in the public eye better than Lotte Wubben-Moy
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
The need for a clear alternative asylum policy has never been more apparent. British people understand rights, fairness, our historic role, and the economic benefits. Stop playing footsie with the radical right, and make the case.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour policy in turmoil after Epping hotel blocked from housing asylum seekers
Other local leaders expected to mount challenges as a result of council in Essex winning injunction following protests
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The need for a clear alternative asylum policy has never been more apparent. British people understand rights, fairness, our historic role, and the economic benefits. Stop playing footsie with the radical right, and make the case.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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In response to Arab parties uniting ahead of the elections, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a full-on Kahanist whose career is built on incitement, said: “Prosecute them, revoke their citizenship, encourage them to leave. Not voluntarily.” (1/7)
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In response to Arab parties uniting ahead of the elections, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a full-on Kahanist whose career is built on incitement, said: “Prosecute them, revoke their citizenship, encourage them to leave. Not voluntarily.” (1/7)
I'm proud that @oursecondhome.org.uk was among the signatories #TogetherWithRefugees
We’re joining 200+ orgs to say enough.
These racist actions do not have broad public support.
Yet the government and the media are fuelling them with hateful and divisive rhetoric.
It's time to take responsibility and change the tune.
#TogetherWithRefugees
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
These racist actions do not have broad public support.
Yet the government and the media are fuelling them with hateful and divisive rhetoric.
It's time to take responsibility and change the tune.
#TogetherWithRefugees
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests
More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I'm proud that @oursecondhome.org.uk was among the signatories #TogetherWithRefugees
Real-life panaceas are hard to come by, but proper, on the ground, youth work really does change futures for the better. Austerity meant cuts to youth work and youth clubs, and today's young people pay the price. This is just one step in the right direction.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones
Keir Starmer says £88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Real-life panaceas are hard to come by, but proper, on the ground, youth work really does change futures for the better. Austerity meant cuts to youth work and youth clubs, and today's young people pay the price. This is just one step in the right direction.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...