Do not ignore the Brook House Inquiry
At our recent members' meeting, we discussed our three key priorities for our engagement with the new Government and Parliament. They are as follows: Keep Haslar (in Hampshire) and Campsfield (in Oxfordshire) detention centres closed A 28 day time limit [...]
Alternatives to Detention event
The Detention Forum is happy to be joining our friends at Rene Cassin and Rainbow Migration at an online event next week promoting the compassionate alternative to immigration detention - welcome the stranger: the need for alternatives to detention. We [...]
Gatwick detention centre becoming less safe
Following on from the Brook House Inquiry, we were saddened to see the recent publication of another independent report this time showing that since then safety has got worse for the people detained there. The findings were published in the [...]
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The Govt is intent to ramp up immigration enforcement; more raids, more detention, more deportations. We need to be ready.
We'll explore what knowledge is needed, what radical solidarity could mean + what we should do to build communities' collective power.
ICYMI
This was Saturday. ⬇️
But immigration detention is happening every day.
Will you join us and others in calling for an end to immigration detention?
A new report warns that 3 immigration acts passed by the last government weakened support for victims, eroding protections in the 2015 Modern Slavery Act. We join the Committee in urging the government to strengthen safeguards for modern slavery victims.
As Migrant Rights Network says, these deportation are cruel esp. b/c of the speed, secrecy and lack of access to legal support. In the words of one person deported: ‘The Home Office is playing politics with people’s lives. We have not done anything wrong other than cry for help.’