“I ask you this: who benefits from indefinite detention? Nobody does.”
Freed Voices: Michael →
Supporting people in detention. Campaigning for change.
27,331 people were indefinitely detained last year
Source: gov.uk
What we do
We support people in immigration detention
We support people held at Colnbrook, Harmondsworth and Morton Hall detention centres and people held under immigration powers in London prisons.
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We campaign for detention reform
We're calling for an end to indefinite detention, a strict 28-day time limit and the expansion of community-based alternatives.
How you can help
Join the #Time4aTimeLimit campaign
The UK is the only country in Europe that has no time limit on immigration detention. This has to end. It's #Time4aTimeLimit.
Join the campaign →Volunteer with us
We rely on a network of volunteers to deliver support and advice to people in immigration detention. This includes our visitors, interpreters and advocacy and support volunteers.
Volunteer with us →In the news
"I’ve seen exactly why we need to end indefinite detention, and we may finally have the political consensus to make… https://t.co/iOqBp9POfN
About 5 hours ago from Detention Action
The Home Office is finding new ways to bring hostility to our essential services and spending vast sums in the proc… https://t.co/1f0iehheIr
About 8 hours ago from Detention Action
This is essential reading. And this case is not unusual. The Home Office consistently fails to protect survivors of… https://t.co/4HjRksvZxT
About 11 hours ago from Detention Action
The way we treat migrants is very different to how we deal with even the most serious criminal cases - & other fact… https://t.co/FGmIz86VQ7
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
More and more people are speaking out about indefinite detention. MPs are taking notice & speaking out. We have a r… https://t.co/lsWHDhWQra
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
Today we’re thinking of all those separated from their loved ones - their families, partners & children - by indefi… https://t.co/3Psh2uLQ53
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
Dear Home Secretary, “It can be done” - senior Tory MPs wrote to @sajidjavid. Here’s what they said: https://t.co/3onk9735IS
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
"The UK's indefinite detention policy undermines our proud traditions of justice and the rule of law." Andrew Mitc… https://t.co/0jDJV31GW3
About 5 days ago from Detention Action
Freed Voices
“It is important that we keep our heads high, we stand up and we speak out.”
Freed Voices: Mishka →
“The sense of injustice swells inside of me when I think about it.”
Freed Voices: Kasonga →