Detention Action
@detentionaction.bsky.social
Human rights charity on the frontline of immigration detention in the UK, providing direct support and campaigning for change.
detentionaction.org.uk
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When a family is torn apart by detention, the fight to stay together can last years and cost up to £50k. Families can be plunged into poverty, with serious harm to children when they lose a parent.
Support our Christmas appeal to Keep Families Together:
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Support our Christmas appeal to Keep Families Together:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
When a family is torn apart by detention, the fight to stay together can last years and cost up to £50k. Families can be plunged into poverty, with serious harm to children when they lose a parent.
Support our Christmas appeal to Keep Families Together:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Support our Christmas appeal to Keep Families Together:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
1/3 A new report by independent inspectors has raised serious concerns about the immigration detention centres near Gatwick Airport. They report "instances of intimidating, callous or disrespectful behaviour [by staff] both to and about detained men".
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
1/3 A new report by independent inspectors has raised serious concerns about the immigration detention centres near Gatwick Airport. They report "instances of intimidating, callous or disrespectful behaviour [by staff] both to and about detained men".
When a loving parent is deported, the Home Office shows little care for the children who are harmed. That's why, this Christmas, we're asking you to support our work to Keep Families Together. And until 9 December, all donations will be doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
When a loving parent is deported, the Home Office shows little care for the children who are harmed. That's why, this Christmas, we're asking you to support our work to Keep Families Together. And until 9 December, all donations will be doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Samuel told us how his family was thrown into chaos when the Home Office detained him and threatened to deport him. Seven years on, he and his children still live under that threat.
This Christmas, Help us Keep Families Together.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
This Christmas, Help us Keep Families Together.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Samuel told us how his family was thrown into chaos when the Home Office detained him and threatened to deport him. Seven years on, he and his children still live under that threat.
This Christmas, Help us Keep Families Together.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
This Christmas, Help us Keep Families Together.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
“It has affected the children a lot, and how they see themselves.”
Samuel’s family was torn apart when he was detained. Seven years later, they still live under the threat of his deportation. Help us Keep Families Together. Donate to our festive appeal:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Samuel’s family was torn apart when he was detained. Seven years later, they still live under the threat of his deportation. Help us Keep Families Together. Donate to our festive appeal:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“It has affected the children a lot, and how they see themselves.”
Samuel’s family was torn apart when he was detained. Seven years later, they still live under the threat of his deportation. Help us Keep Families Together. Donate to our festive appeal:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Samuel’s family was torn apart when he was detained. Seven years later, they still live under the threat of his deportation. Help us Keep Families Together. Donate to our festive appeal:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Each year, many children lose a loving parent to forced deportation. This winter, we need your help to Keep Families Together. And if you give to our appeal before 9 December, your donation will be doubled with matched funding, as part of the Big Give.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Each year, many children lose a loving parent to forced deportation. This winter, we need your help to Keep Families Together. And if you give to our appeal before 9 December, your donation will be doubled with matched funding, as part of the Big Give.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
2/4 The government plans to detain up to 400 people at a time at Campsfield and 600 at Haslar, Hampshire. This means more people held in harsh, prison-like conditions, separated from loved ones, with no time limit on their detention and no idea of when they will be released.
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
2/4 The government plans to detain up to 400 people at a time at Campsfield and 600 at Haslar, Hampshire. This means more people held in harsh, prison-like conditions, separated from loved ones, with no time limit on their detention and no idea of when they will be released.
We need your help to keep families together. Every penny given to our Christmas Challenge helps us support parents to return to their families and into their children’s arms.
Give before 9 December and have your donation doubled with match funding! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Give before 9 December and have your donation doubled with match funding! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We need your help to keep families together. Every penny given to our Christmas Challenge helps us support parents to return to their families and into their children’s arms.
Give before 9 December and have your donation doubled with match funding! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Give before 9 December and have your donation doubled with match funding! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
The government detained 22,661 people in the year ending Sep 2025; a 17% leap from the year before. But more than half of those people were ultimately released back to the community. Detention does serious harm and costs tens of millions — so why detain them in the first place?
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The government detained 22,661 people in the year ending Sep 2025; a 17% leap from the year before. But more than half of those people were ultimately released back to the community. Detention does serious harm and costs tens of millions — so why detain them in the first place?
The Independent Monitoring Boards expressed serious concerns over the justification, necessity and proportionality of physical force used against people held in detention.
They also criticised staff attitudes and the organisational culture towards the use of force.
They also criticised staff attitudes and the organisational culture towards the use of force.
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The Independent Monitoring Boards expressed serious concerns over the justification, necessity and proportionality of physical force used against people held in detention.
They also criticised staff attitudes and the organisational culture towards the use of force.
They also criticised staff attitudes and the organisational culture towards the use of force.
Since August, we’ve witnessed how this government’s UK–France deal puts people in danger. Their new asylum reforms will only push more people — including the most vulnerable — into detention and expose them to serious risks of harm. Our full statement: detentionaction.org.uk/2025/11/21/o...
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Since August, we’ve witnessed how this government’s UK–France deal puts people in danger. Their new asylum reforms will only push more people — including the most vulnerable — into detention and expose them to serious risks of harm. Our full statement: detentionaction.org.uk/2025/11/21/o...
Forcing people into small cells in harsh, prison-like facilities and preventing proper support is cruel and totally unacceptable. We urge the government to change course on this deal and stop harming people who have already lived through war, torture and trauma.
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Forcing people into small cells in harsh, prison-like facilities and preventing proper support is cruel and totally unacceptable. We urge the government to change course on this deal and stop harming people who have already lived through war, torture and trauma.
It’s been 100 days since the UK-France deal came into force. Every day, our Casework Team sees the serious harm it’s causing to people seeking asylum. Beyond the government's failures, detention harms people — even more so for those fleeing war, torture and persecution.
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It’s been 100 days since the UK-France deal came into force. Every day, our Casework Team sees the serious harm it’s causing to people seeking asylum. Beyond the government's failures, detention harms people — even more so for those fleeing war, torture and persecution.
We're hiring a Casework Coordinator to join our incredible Casework Team! Providing vital support and non-legal advice to people in immigration detention, our team help to challenge injustices in the UK's asylum, detention and deportation systems.
Apply here:
www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/detenti...
Apply here:
www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/detenti...
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We're hiring a Casework Coordinator to join our incredible Casework Team! Providing vital support and non-legal advice to people in immigration detention, our team help to challenge injustices in the UK's asylum, detention and deportation systems.
Apply here:
www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/detenti...
Apply here:
www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/detenti...
We stand against these calls, and believe that to weaken or withdraw from the ECHR would threaten the human rights of everyone in the UK.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We stand against these calls, and believe that to weaken or withdraw from the ECHR would threaten the human rights of everyone in the UK.
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This government signed a £140 million contract to reopen the Campsfield detention centre, notorious for its appalling conditions before its closure in 2019.
Plans to expand detention by 45% will only harm more people and put them at severe risk.
www.forbes.com/sites/freyli...
Plans to expand detention by 45% will only harm more people and put them at severe risk.
www.forbes.com/sites/freyli...
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This government signed a £140 million contract to reopen the Campsfield detention centre, notorious for its appalling conditions before its closure in 2019.
Plans to expand detention by 45% will only harm more people and put them at severe risk.
www.forbes.com/sites/freyli...
Plans to expand detention by 45% will only harm more people and put them at severe risk.
www.forbes.com/sites/freyli...
Under their deal with France, this government is detaining and removing many vulnerable people seeking asylum here. This includes people suffering from suicidal thoughts, living with the trauma of being trafficked, and those trying to reunite with their families in the UK.
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Under their deal with France, this government is detaining and removing many vulnerable people seeking asylum here. This includes people suffering from suicidal thoughts, living with the trauma of being trafficked, and those trying to reunite with their families in the UK.
The indefinite nature of detention causes severe harm, leaving many people in detention depressed, hopeless, and intensely fearful. People are also distressed and frustrated by uncertainty over how long they will be held and whether they will be able to remain in the UK.
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The indefinite nature of detention causes severe harm, leaving many people in detention depressed, hopeless, and intensely fearful. People are also distressed and frustrated by uncertainty over how long they will be held and whether they will be able to remain in the UK.
Detention is inherently harmful, but people with mental disorders or past trauma are at greater risk of severe harm in detention. We are deeply concerned that people escaping persecution and crossing the Channel now face detention and removal under the new asylum deal.
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Detention is inherently harmful, but people with mental disorders or past trauma are at greater risk of severe harm in detention. We are deeply concerned that people escaping persecution and crossing the Channel now face detention and removal under the new asylum deal.
Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) are built like prisons. Each year, 1000s of people in detention are locked in cells smaller than a parking space, up to 12 hours a day. This government plans to open more IRCs and trap even more people inside, under threat of forced removal.
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) are built like prisons. Each year, 1000s of people in detention are locked in cells smaller than a parking space, up to 12 hours a day. This government plans to open more IRCs and trap even more people inside, under threat of forced removal.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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For thousands of people each year, detention is the place where their liberty is taken away, where they’re cut off from loved ones, and where uncertainty is the norm. In our new explainer series, we aim to highlight the reality of detention and the harm it causes.
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
For thousands of people each year, detention is the place where their liberty is taken away, where they’re cut off from loved ones, and where uncertainty is the norm. In our new explainer series, we aim to highlight the reality of detention and the harm it causes.