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The Detention Forum guide to navigating immigration detention statistics
The Home Office and Office of National Statistics regularly publish detailed tables showing the numbers of people held in immigration detention and subsequently released or removed from the UK. But what do [...]
‘Don’t be like me 12 years ago, don’t walk away’ – What you can do today to challenge immigration detention and hostile environment
Image by @Carcazan Just a few nights ago, I was flicking through a very old report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights published in 2007. Its edges are frayed. [...]
“A stain on our democracy and an affront to the rule of law”: Stuart McDonald MP named Detention Forum Champion
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East MP Stuart McDonald has been named a Detention Forum Champion by members of the Detention Forum and local civil society organisations for his outstanding contribution [...]
“There is a time to fight and there is a time to rest” – Paul Blomfield MP given the Detention Forum champion award by a Sudanese refugee in Sheffield
Paul Blomfield, Labour MP for Sheffield Central, was given the Detention Forum Champion award on 8 June 2018 over a special celebratory Iftar in Sheffield, in recognition of his work [...]
Revisiting the first Shaw Review
As we wait with bated breath for the results of Stephen Shaw’s second review of immigration detention, it’s worth taking some time to revisit his first. A former Prisons and [...]
From a migrant to a son of a migrant, the new Home Secretary
There is usually a moment of hesitation when a media story about something that you have known all along begins to turn into something that looks more like a proper [...]
#HungerforFreedom – opening a new chapter in the history of challenging immigration detention?
#HungerforFreedom – opening a new chapter in the history of challenging immigration detention? Today, we have heard that the hunger strike that started in Yarl's Wood detention centre in Bedford [...]
Collateral – A BBC drama shining a light on the secret world of indefinite immigration detention
Collateral – A BBC drama shining a light on the secret world of indefinite immigration detention Immigration detention dramatised on TV? Sylvia Gauthereau, one of the Detention Forum volunteers, reviews a [...]
Prison Inspectors yet again decry the lack of a time limit on immigration detention – Harmondsworth
Prison Inspectors yet again decry the lack of a time limit on immigration detention - Harmondsworth Large numbers of migrant men detained indefinitely in prison-like conditions at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal [...]
The Shadow Home Secretary commits the Labour Party to ending indefinite detention – our response
The Detention Forum response to this morning’s speech by the Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott MP Eiri Ohtani, Project Director of the Detention Forum said: “The Shadow Home Secretary’s speech [...]
Will the new Minister listen to us?
Will the new Minister listen to us and work with us to change this immigration detention system? https://twitter.com/DetentionForum/status/948509351760875522 While 2017 ended with a welcome news of the closure of the [...]
We are looking for enthusiastic, curious and thoughtful people to join our volunteer team!
We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested, please read the text below carefully before applying! We are particularly keen to hear people from migrant background to make our team even more [...]