Deported from home: How the UK turns its back on the people it raised

Join us on the 2nd July at 6pm to to hear how the Home Office routinely forces people out of the UK
25 Jun 2020

Job Advertisement: Legal Manager

We're looking for a new Legal Manager to join the BID team.
24 Jun 2020

Black Lives Matter: Racial injustice & immigration detention

BID stands in solidarity with everyone fighting racial injustice, in this moment & always.
9 Jun 2020

New research published by BID reveals serious failings during COVID-19 pandemic

Research reveals serious failings in Home Office detention decision-making during COVID-19 pandemic
29 May 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

BID speaks to the Independent about the use of immigration detention during covid-19 travel ban

BID were asked to comment on the continued presence of hundreds of migrants in IRCs when there is no prospect of removal due to coronavirus travel ban
27 May 2020

Watch our panel discuss Wendy Williams’ Windrush Lessons Learned Review

Watch our panel Anthony Bryan & his partner Janet, Amelia Gentleman, David Lammy MP, Maya Goodfellow, Dr Omar Khan & BID’s Rudy Schulkind
19 May 2020

Panel Event 7th May : 'Windrush: Decades of Failure'

Join us on the 7th May to hear from our expert panel including David Lammy, Amelia Gentleman, Maya Goodfellow, Dr Omar Khan and BID’s Rudy Schulkind
1 May 2020

Independent Inquiry into Brook House launches call for evidence

Inquiry investigating the mistreatment of detainees at Brook House IRC launches call for evidence. Read the full statement.
22 Apr 2020

BID volunteer Alice writes on the UK’s response to COVID-19 in immigration detention centres

Despite the Covid-19 risk, detention centres in the UK remain open. BID volunteer Alice compares the UK's response with other European countries.
21 Apr 2020

"Disposable lives" immigration detainees and COVID-19: BID's Rudy Schulkind writes for openDemocracy

Despite the health crisis, detention centres are still running. Rudy outlines how the plight of immigration detainees is highlighted during COVID-19.
14 Apr 2020

BID signs Runnymede Trust’s Open Letter 'Windrush: 10 urgent recommendations'

BID joins organisations urging the government to implement 10 recommendations following the Windrush Review.
14 Apr 2020

Help us demand the release of all immigration detainees amid public health crisis

As the Covid-19 threat intensifies we need your help to get people out of detention.
8 Apr 2020

Council of Europe Commissioner calls for the release of Immigration Detainees amid Covid-19 Crisis

Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatović calls for release of immigration detainees while Covid-19 crisis continues.
31 Mar 2020

BID COVID-19 (Coronavirus) update

These are unprecedented times & we're working as best as we can to deliver our vital work while keeping our clients, volunteers and staff safe.
18 Mar 2020

BID joins 10 organisations calling for release of immigration detainees due to Coronavirus threat

We urge the government to act immediately to prevent a full-scale crisis in immigration detention
15 Mar 2020

“Everyone is crying”: The tragedy of Yarl’s Wood

With International Women’s Day on Sunday, we take a look at Yarl’s Wood the UK’s only facility established to detain women for immigration purposes.
6 Mar 2020

BID welcomes Supreme Court's landmark ruling in DN (Rwanda)

The Supreme Court has today unanimously allowed DN (Rwanda)’s appeal in which BID intervened.
26 Feb 2020

"Serco: rewarding failure?" BID volunteer Alice writes for the Justice Gap

After years of scandals & abuse, Serco have been awarded £200m to run two IRCs. We ask how they can possibly be trusted with such vast responsibility.
25 Feb 2020

BID exposes Immigration Detention in Prisons at ‘Behind Locked Doors’

Watch clips and download the slides from ‘Behind Locked Doors’ our event is raising awareness about detention in prisons.
11 Feb 2020
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