Immigration detention is not the answer, for anyone.
People are detained without a time limit, for months, sometimes even years.
It is harmful and expensive. It robs people of their dignity, spirit and lives.
This can’t go on.
We are working towards an immigration system that is based on humanity, compassion and fairness.
A 28-day time limit
on immigration detention for all
Automatic judicial oversight
of detention decisions after 72 hours
An end to the detention
of vulnerable people
Community-based alternatives to detention that respect rights can minimise the use of detention, reducing costs and helping people to live with dignity in the community while going through the immigration process.
News
Digging beneath the detention statistics, 2019: what has changed?
Digging beneath the detention statistics, 2019: what has changed? This blog was written by one of our member organisations, AVID, which supports volunteer visitors to people held in immigration detention, and appeared originally on their website. Official statistics released today show [...]
Two announcements from the Home Office, days before Caroline Nokes’ departure
Two announcements from the Home Office, days before Caroline Nokes’ departure Statement: Immigration Detention Reform On 23 July 2019, the outgoing Immigration Minister, Caroline Nokes, issued a statement entitled “Immigration Detention Reform”, announcing that there has been a 40% reduction [...]
Beyond outrage, and being part of the change
One of the things we value most is an ongoing discussion with some of the Detention Forum members and volunteers about the complex nature and process of creating a social change. Particularly we often talk about the vital importance [...]
A joint letter to the new Home Secretary – “the system need to change now”
Together with many colleagues working for migration justice, the Detention Forum has sent this joint letter to the new Home Secretary. We urgently need a fair and humane immigration system, and the Home Secretary has a lot of [...]
Detention Forum volunteers will be taking a break in August and September
29 July 2019 Many of our social media volunteers will be taking a break from their regular tweeting duty over summer, to prepare for this year’s Unlocking Detention, which starts in November. Unlocking Detention shines a spotlight on [...]
Alternatives to detention pilots, European experience – ATD blog series
Active discussion on alternatives to detention is taking place outside the UK, particularly on how and whether small-scale alternatives to detention pilots could help the governments and civil society organisations understand how they could work. This article is reprinted [...]
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You can contact the Project Director at detentionforum[at]gmail.com, who works several days a week.
Local short story writer David Constantine will read from his new collection, The Dressing-Up Box, plus his contribution to the latest Refugee Tales anthology, Refugee Tales III, alongside fellow contributor and novelist Patrick Gale. Entry £8: proceeds to @RefugeeOxford
#HostileEnvironment #Windrush .....and why stories matter. https://t.co/dniK5S65hQ
Agree with @DetentionForum . Indefinite detention not just wastes lives, it can completely destroy lives. Essential we have #Time4aTimeLimit ASAP before more lives lost https://t.co/JDNnPqbOsc
@UKLGIG we can't allow for this to continue - if a time limit is in place, people will AT LEAST know they will leave. the cruelty will end. sign your name to make this happen. #time4atimelimit https://t.co/z2mgMjHswv