About 70 people attended
a Destitution Day of Action in Bradford
, hearing speeches from
Nigerian asylum seeker
Harry
Femi
, who has first hand experience of the appalling impact of destitution, local immigration lawyer Barry Clark, who outlined the injustice of a legal process which forces refused asylum seekers into destitution, and
Bradford City of Sanctuary chair
Will Sutcliffe who spoke of some of the practical ways that people can get involved locally to support destitute asylum seekers.
Barry Clark told the T&A "The government should not be using destitution as a means to enforce its harsh immigration and asylum policies, leaving people without food, shelter or the right to work"
The event was part of a national day of action on asylum destitution, with events taking place in cities across the UK.
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