“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 haven’t been able to sleep since I arrived here. My trauma's getting worse. I’ve been having flashbacks about wh… https://t.co/0YkWJ7RKWZ
About 15 hours ago from Detention Action
🚨BREAKING🚨 This Government's plan to deport dozens of people to #Jamaica late last night failed to pass numerous le… https://t.co/vqvHOJjRUu
About 21 hours ago from Detention Action
These are some of the people Priti Patel is tearing from their homes, children and families. SB is a young man comm… https://t.co/Rt3q79Fz91
About 1 day ago from Detention Action
Powerful report by @AyshahTull @Channel4News on a young man we've supported who was threatened with deportation to… https://t.co/Cid92wIMUO
About 1 day ago from Detention Action
Our client had his deportation to #Jamaica cancelled at the very last minute, but remains in detention and at risk… https://t.co/3yurkMAROF
About 1 day ago from Detention Action
It's hard to have a great week when Priti Patel and @hifly_airline are dragging you away from your home and your fa… https://t.co/XNb4KzpQ9u
About 2 days ago from Detention Action
🚨BREAKING🚨 We've found out that @hifly_airline is the airline now operating Priti Patel's mass deportation flight t… https://t.co/7LtELPNIbh
About 2 days ago from Detention Action
1/2 Did you know that, since 2010, this Government have forcibly deported 65,000+ people from the UK, tearing count… https://t.co/R4MnwKMYPg
About 3 days ago from Detention Action
Freed Voices
“The sense of injustice swells inside of me when I think about it.”
Freed Voices: Kasonga →
“It is important that we keep our heads high, we stand up and we speak out.”
Freed Voices: Mishka →