“I ask you this: who benefits from indefinite detention? Nobody does.”
Freed Voices: Michael →
Supporting people in detention. Campaigning for change.
24,748 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
One year on and no action - thanks to everyone signing the open letter to @sajidjavid. Indefinite immigration deten… https://t.co/2Qlwlcem2L
About 7 hours ago from Detention Action
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What unites @DavidDavisMP, @HarrietHarman, Dominic Grieve, @CrispinBlunt, @CarolineLucas, @JeremyLefroy,… https://t.co/qmvmTRe9YW
About 3 days ago from Detention Action
In a busy week full of politics, @DavidDavisMP talked to us about why he thinks indefinite immigration detention is… https://t.co/HUlkyyZ7sX
About 3 days ago from Detention Action
"I can imagine few places less safe for an LGBTQ asylum claimant" https://t.co/tDH15CFF43
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
One year on and no action - thanks to everyone signing the open letter to @sajidjavid. Indefinite immigration deten… https://t.co/AhI400QnZp
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
“You may now be detained. This is because you are a foreign criminal. There is no right of appeal against this deci… https://t.co/YAy6BTe2Xp
About 5 days ago from Detention Action
This is the story of an incredibly resilient and inspiring person. It’s the story of what happens when we fail to p… https://t.co/5c4BWe3urH
About 6 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 →