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Immigration statistics May 2015 – another bleak picture for immigration detention
The Implications for Immigration Detention? The Government Agenda on Immigration and Quarterly Immigration statistics, January to March 2015. (26 May 2015) On 21st May, David Cameron set out his intentions [...]
Bristol Immigration Detention Campaign has been busy…
1 May 2015 People in Bristol have been busy organising themselves to start their immigration detention campaign. Here's a short note from Rissa who co-ordinates the campaign. We have heard [...]
Bristol Immigration Detention Campaign has just started!
15 April 2015 On a hot sunny evening yesterday, the Detention Forum met with over 35 people representing different groups and organisations in Bristol who gathered to plan the Bristol [...]
Lords Debate on the Detention Inquiry Report 26 March 2015 – Summary
Days before the General Election campaign started, the House of Lords debated the detention inquiry report. Here's our short summary of the debate. 14 April 2015 ============================================================ The most substantial [...]
‘tentacles of detention’ – a call to action on immigration detention in Sussex
Here's a short report on the action that Gatwick Detainee Welfare Group organised on 9th April 2015 with Sussex STAR. =========================================== ‘Immigration Detention: A Call to Action’ On Thursday 9th April Gatwick [...]
RABBIS SPEAK OUT AFTER VISIT TO DETENTION CENTRE: ‘THE IMMORAL PRACTICE OF INDEFINITE DETENTION MUST END NOW’
10 April 2015 Our members, René Cassin and Detention Action, have organised a visit to the Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow Airport recently for a group of Rabbis. Here's René [...]
Lords Debate on the detention inquiry report reveals a consensus for a reform
27 March 2015 There was a Lords Debate on the detention inquiry report yesterday, led by Lord Lloyd of Berwick who retired today. A total of 15 peers spoke at [...]
Meanwhile, in a Parallel Universe… The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 18 March 2015
Meanwhile, in a Parallel Universe... – The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 18 March 2015 By the Detention Forum team (Note – Also it [...]
Defending the Indefensible? – The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 10 March 2015
Defending the Indefensible? - The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 10 March 2015 By the Detention Forum team The week following the inspirational [...]
Ill-advised Campsfield expansion plan finally dropped today
12 March 2015 It was revealed today that in a letter to Nicola Blackwood MP, Immigration Minister, James Brokenshire, announced that the Home Office is withdrawing its application to Cherwell [...]
The Detention Inquiry Panel calls for an end to indefinite detention of migrants
‘For the country and for those we detain, we cannot go on as we are.’ The Detention Inquiry Panel calls for an end to indefinite detention of migrants The joint [...]
Legal bombshell hits Campsfield expansion plan
PRESS RELEASE – for immediate use 18 February 2015 Legal bombshell hits Campsfield expansion plan Cherwell Planning Committee meet on Thursday 19 February to decide on the Home Office/Ministry of [...]