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

Why I volunteer for BID as an advocate

If representing people in court on legal aid is financially difficult enough, doing so on a pro bono basis is a huge strain. Why do I do it?
20 Nov 2019

​BID’s Exceptional Case Funding Project shortlisted for Pro-Bono Awards 2019

BID’s Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) Project has been shortlisted for “Best New Pro Bono Activity” in the Law Works Pro-Bono Awards 2019.
7 Nov 2019

‘BID is the only option for many people in immigration detention’: My year volunteering at BID

As we prepare to say goodbye to volunteers Isabel and Frank we caught up with them about their experiences.
31 Oct 2019

BID speaks to the Independent about how the government detain hundreds of trafficking victims

BID were asked to comment after the Home Office were forced to pay compensation to a victim of modern slavery for their unlawful detention.
24 Oct 2019

On anti-slavery day we call upon the government to stop detaining victims of trafficking

The UK government continues to detain victims of trafficking in their hundreds, despite the harm it causes.
18 Oct 2019

Mother and son join BID’s team to Walk the Thames and #GoTheDistance for Detainees

On the 19th October BID’s team of 6 volunteers will #WalktheThames to raise money for BID’s vital work.
9 Oct 2019

Anti-Birthday campaign raises thousands to #EndDetention

BID’s legal advice services receive a welcome boost in funding thanks to the generosity of donors to the campaign.
8 Oct 2019

BID marks twenty years of work to #EndDetention at Anti-Birthday party

Over 120 people came together to mark twenty years of BID’s work with over 45,000 people in detention.
25 Sep 2019

The geographic lottery: My experience visiting a detention centre

Read all about a BID volunteer’s visit to the UK’s only detention centre holding women and adult family groups awaiting removal.
19 Sep 2019

Failures and Cover-ups: suicide in UK detention centres

Today on World Suicide Prevention day we shed light on the national scandal of suicide in immigration detention
10 Sep 2019

Five ways to support BID's Anti-Birthday campaign

Find out about all the different ways you can support our 20th anniversary campaign to end detention.
3 Sep 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

Join us at our Anti-Birthday Party

Join us on 18th September to mark 20 years of fighting to end detention.
28 Aug 2019

BID joins 30 organisations calling for data on victims of trafficking

BID has signed an open letter calling for the government to release data on the immigration outcomes of victims of trafficking.
22 Aug 2019

How prisons are used for immigration detention and why this inhumane practice must end

As part of our Anti-Birthday campaign Jess Bicknell, our Prisons' Project Legal Manager explains the true situation for people detained in prisons.
14 Aug 2019

A day in the life of BID's Advice Line

As part of our Anti-Birthday campaign casework volunteer Charlotte Rubin captures the atmosphere of our busy office while the advice line is open.
8 Aug 2019

Detaining Victims: Human Trafficking and the UK Immigration System

New report draws on BID's experience to explore why and how victims of trafficking are being detained under immigration powers.
30 Jul 2019

"My Oxygen": Why I stand with people in detention

Former volunteer & now pupil barrister at 33 Bedford Row, Annahita shares how her first BID client inspires her work fighting for migrant rights.
25 Jul 2019

Limited edition t-shirt collection to raise thousands for BID's Anti-Birthday Campaign

Noon magazine collaborated with ten artists to create a limited edition t-shirt collection with all proceeds going to support BID’s work.
17 Jul 2019
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