An image of barbed wire with text overlay reading "50+ organisations, 85 signatories, 1 Demand: Choose Freedom! Keep Campsfield and Haslar Closed

An image of barbed wire with text overlay reading "50+ organisations, 85 signatories, 1 Demand: Choose Freedom! Keep Campsfield and Haslar ClosedBID Sign Joint Statement to Home Secretary against Detention Expansion

With 50+ organisations and 85 individuals, we've written to Yvette Cooper MP to stop the reopening of Haslar & Campsfield detention centres.
9 Sep 2024
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An emoji blowing a party popper with confetti and text reading we did it!We did it: We're taking the Home Office to court!

Thanks to the support of our incredible community, we've raised the funds we need to take the Home Office to court.
9 Sep 2024

We're looking for a new director

We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead the BID team to achieve its vision of a UK free of immigration detention.
27 Aug 2024

BID Responds to this week's Immigration Policy Announcement

We are devastated by the government’s reinforcement of dehumanising rhetoric.
22 Aug 2024
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Freya is dressed up as a human disco ball holding a blue t-shirt with blue brandingVote for us in the Just Giving Awards 2024!

Staff member who ran 200 kilometres non-stop across the UK for BID shortlisted as a finalist for the JustGiving Outstanding Commitment Award 2024.
13 Aug 2024
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sign being held up that says 'refugees welcome' in blue capital letters We're Crowdfunding: Help people detained under the Rwanda scheme secure justice

We're taking the Home Office to court to prove that approximately 150 people were unlawfully detained under the Rwanda scheme.
25 Jul 2024
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A picture of our legal director Pierre Makhlouf Channel 4 News Feature: "What's the difference between you & the smugglers?"

Our legal director and former client speak with Channel 4 News about the damage caused by the scrapped Rwanda plan.
16 Jul 2024
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Illustration of a bird with 'We're hiring!' written on it.We're hiring: Policy, Research and Parliamentary Officer

Apply now to join the team.
15 Jul 2024
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a person sign with REFUGEES WELCOME in blue capitols outsideRead our consultation response to the Sentencing Guidelines proposals for immigration offences

This response compiled by practitioners working with those who have been charged and convicted of the immigration offences.
9 Jul 2024
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image of barbed wire with trees in backgroundBuilding a better system for survivors of trafficking in immigration detention

Read the briefing by the Taskforce on Survivors of Trafficking in Immigration Detention on building a better system for survivors.
9 Jul 2024
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Picture of barbed wire silhouetted against an orange sunset. Read new academic research on how the COVID-19 pandemic made the case for detention to be abolished

The large-scale release of people in detention during the COVID-19 pandemic had no negative consequences. So why are people still being detained?
9 Jul 2024

Five reasons the next government must end the 24/7 GPS tracking of migrants

The next government must align itself with justice by ending this inhumane scheme.
3 Jul 2024

Support BID’s Team for the London Legal Walk

We’re doing the London Legal Walk on 18th June to raise money for our work. Will you join us and sponsor our team?
29 May 2024

High Court Finds Widespread Unlawfulness in Government’s Electronic Tagging Regime

The High Court has ruled in favour of claimants, finding widespread unlawfulness in the Government's electronic tagging regime.
28 May 2024

Hackney Half Heroes raised thousands for BID

Twenty runners raised over £10,000 for our work providing free legal advice for people detained under immigration powers.
20 May 2024
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an image of the front of the guide that reads "Applying for time extensions to obtain legal advice from a lawyer"New resource for people in detention facing removal to Rwanda

A basic guide and template for applying for time extensions to obtain legal advice from a lawyer.
15 May 2024
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eight people in blue BID t-shirts celebrate finishing the Hackney Half MarathonIntroducing our Hackney Half Heroes

Sponsor our dream team taking on 21km to raise funds for our advice line.
14 May 2024
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a bird sits on barbed wireSix ways to act in solidarity with refugees facing removal to Rwanda

There are countless ways to act in solidarity. Here are six places to start.
2 May 2024
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A black and white image of a plane flying over a fence with barbed wireUrgent appeal for interpreter fees for Rwanda Project

We are in urgent need of donations to cover the costs of interpreters for detained individuals facing removal to Rwanda.
2 May 2024
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Image of a plane flying over barbed wireBID reopens project to help asylum seekers facing removal to Rwanda apply for immigration bail

In response to the government’s inhumane Rwanda policy, this project will help asylum seekers facing removal to Rwanda apply for immigration bail.
30 Apr 2024
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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