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The image displayed is of a barbed wired fence with a view from the ground up with a blue sky There is a BID logo which stands for Bail for Immigration Detainees with words in yellow that says Double your donation to our bail solidarity fund. Below In white is smaller writing which says: Help provide free legal advice to people in detention centers across the UK. Donations doubled for one week!

The image displayed is of a barbed wired fence with a view from the ground up with a blue sky There is a BID logo which stands for Bail for Immigration Detainees with words in yellow that says Double your donation to our bail solidarity fund. Below In white is smaller writing which says: Help provide free legal advice to people in detention centers across the UK. Donations doubled for one week!Double your donation to our bail solidarity fund

We are hoping to raise £15,000 for our advice line which answers over 7,000 calls a year from people in detention.
3 Dec 2024
A pencil drawing of a prison and a woman in prison clothes thinking about her partner and children. They all have red hearts drawn on their chest.

A pencil drawing of a prison and a woman in prison clothes thinking about her partner and children. They all have red hearts drawn on their chest.“It is not the punishment, it is the separation that breaks me.”

Eve* shares her story of detention for International Women’s Day.
7 Mar 2024
Lady justice on a yellow background with writing that says Summer Legal Advice Survey August 2023

Lady justice on a yellow background with writing that says Summer Legal Advice Survey August 2023Legal Advice Survey finds low levels of representation

Our latest Legal Advice Survey paints a stark picture of the difficulties accessing legal advice while being detained.
11 Dec 2023
A volunteer wearing a headset answers a call to our advice line.

A volunteer wearing a headset answers a call to our advice line. Urgent Appeal: Help BID give free legal advice in 25+ languages

We're raising funds for interpreter fees. Give now and your donation will be doubled.
27 Nov 2023
Pierre Makhlouf

Pierre MakhloufWatch back: Overview of detention & bail

An overview of detention & bail by our Legal Director Pierre Makhlouf.
21 Nov 2023

ECF funding process leads to systemic inequalities & impedes access to justice

New research reveals Legal Aid process presents applicants with hurdle after hurdle to obtain legal aid & legal representation.
7 Nov 2023

BID launches project to help asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda apply for immigration bail

In response to the government’s inhumane Rwanda policy, this project will help asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda apply for immigration bail.
11 Aug 2022

Families for Justice on ‘Separated Families: Unjust Deportations & the Families Left Behind’

Hear about the devastating impact of deportation on families torn apart by cruel Home Office policies.
13 Apr 2022

Watch back: "Excessively cruel": Detention, deportation & separated families

Hear from our speakers on the impact of the UK's detention and deportation regime on families.
16 Jun 2021

Reports highlight the harms faced by UK families threatened with a family member’s deportation

Reports call on the Government to recognise the impacts of the immigration system on UK families, including British children.
8 Jun 2021

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti to chair "Excessively cruel": Detention, deportation & separated families

Join Baroness Shami Chakrabarti at 4pm on 8th June for a discussion of the impact of the detention and deportation system on families.
3 Jun 2021

New research published today examines the impact of family separation upon children

BID publishes new research to help people demonstrate to the court the impact their deportation will have upon their child.
20 Nov 2020

“Life after Detention” BID volunteer Charlotte writes for the Justice Gap

Three stories reflecting an immigration system that inflicts so much harm with such little compassion
28 May 2020

Donate to our Christmas appeal to help reunite families

This time last year Isaac was detained. With our support he was released in time to spend Christmas with his family. Help us reunite more families.
28 Nov 2019

How the government deports parents with children in the UK

As part of our Anti-Birthday campaign, Legal Manager Carmen Kearney explains the importance of representation and expert reports in deportation cases.
29 Aug 2019

How the UK government detains and deports parents

Today on International Day of Families, our Legal Manager Nick explains how the Home Office fails families by detaining and deporting parents.
15 May 2019

BID's Celia Clarke comments on the separation of families in the Independent

BID's comment on the case of a woman facing deportation, despite having two British children who would have to be taken into care as a result.
23 Apr 2019
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) is a registered Charity No. 1077187. Registered in England as a Limited Company No. 03803669. Accredited by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner Ref. No. N200100147. We are a member of the Fundraising Regulator, committed to best practice in fundraising and follow the standards for fundraising as set out in the Code of Fundraising Practice.
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