1,000 people crossed the Channel this weekend. And govt's response? Extend the cruel “one in, one out” deportation deal People flee war, persecution, trafficking, poverty & genocide — not because of “pull factors” “The government keeps presenting cruelty as competence.” inews.co.uk/news/world/o...

“...When he found out he had been given a ticket for France, he said he felt so emotionally tired after everything he had been through. We think that is why he tried to end his life. We feel so sorry about what happened to him." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Next up, Nabila Islam on the US immigration court under Trump 2.0, including the appointment of military judges, immigration judges being reframed as ‘deportation judges’ on social media, & alternatives to detention. “All these things ICE sold to us as care are just part of the custodial continuum.”

Chiekh Sene & Deanna Dadusc on storytelling criminalisation of migration: resisting borders, prison & colonial legacies. “Boat drivers saved their own lives and other people’s lives too… When invited to speak on borders we’re always asked for testimonies of violence and never as political subjects.”

🏳️‍⚧️ Visitors groups in our network are reporting a disturbing pattern: trans people placed in segregation for most — of their detention. Stephen Shaw review warned about this back in 2016. Next month the Home Office will change its logo to rainbow colours for Pride with utter hypocrisy!

Lastly, Ananya Kumar-Banerjee on political critique and judicial change to family life under Article 8 ECHR, including UK government attempts to tighten the definition of ‘family’ in order to restrict arrivals and appeals. Check out the programme 👉 www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Thanks to Border Criminologies for giving us space yesterday. Police cells are becoming an extension of immigration detention — a diffusion of detention into new spaces, yet without the safeguards, support mechanisms, or scrutiny people should have.

No matter who you vote for tomorrow, we should never normalise cages, abuse and violent detention and deporation in our name. Watch this before anyone talks about being “tough” on migrants again: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fp0...

“I am the first asylum seeker returned to France to receive this rejection. If I return to the UK on a small boat, the Home Office will catch me and put me back in detention. If I go back to Syria, the YPG militia will get me. What should I do?” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Deportation as reality! If more people were made to witness what happens in their name, perhaps the real question would no longer be how to deport more efficiently, but why we continue to accept this cruelty as justice. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

[📺Event] An interesting event about realities of women, girls and gender-diverse people in immigration detention by @idcoalition.bsky.social register here to attend tomorrow: 🗓️ 28 April tomorrow 🕤 9am EDT or 2pm GMT | Online us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨 More detention. More deportations. More violence. The UK is paying French officers to detain and deport people fleeing war — as if expanding enforcement will somehow create safety. It won’t. It will only deepen harm, trauma, and abuse. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

We were out today to say ‘Not One More’. Thousands in Belfast showed up to demand an end to gender based violence. Whether this is in the home or in Larne House immigration detention centre, It must be stopped. Thanks as always to ROSA North - Socialist Feminist Movement for organising.

A statement from End Deportations Belfast on news that Invest NI have been funding repressive tech used by US ICE.

🚨 People seeking safety are being restrained at the waist & legs on flights under the UK–France “one-in, one-out” deal. Our joint statement warned this last month: excessive force, and deepening harm-all built into the policy itself End the scheme. End detention. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

💸The Rwanda saga continues. UK tried to deport people to Rwanda under an unlawful, inhumane scheme. Now Rwanda is taking the UK to arbitration, demanding millions in payments. 'Externalisation comes with real legal and political costs' Human lives caught in between www.ibanet.org/Rwanda-arbit...

Listen to this podcast episode featuring some of our network members! @andrianifili.bsky.social @gee-manoharan.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @aviddetention.bsky.social

With new EU deportation rules advancing this week — as the LIBE committee backs a version pushed by the far right — immigration detention and its violence are being normalised across borders. The same carceral logic harming thousands every year is expanding. Listen to this conversation 👇

🌍Today is International Women’s Day. Across the world, women are being celebrated. But UK government continue to lock people inside immigration detention centres. Women. Trans people. Non-binary people. Men.

We’re excited that our animation Removed is screening today at @nnfilmhouse.bsky.social As immigration detention expands in the UK and globally, these creative spaces will open conversations and bring hidden realities to new audiences through art. If you are near,come & join: tinyurl.com/2zkzwrpp

Some in Government insist that modern slavery claims are being used to get in the way of deportation attempts. This narrative misses that in fact, claims of experiencing modern slavery are met with huge barriers in immigration detention.

Senior Policy Officer, Dr Sophie Cartwright, has written for @bordercrim.bsky.social about access to legal advice in detention. JRS UK's research last year highlighted how difficult it was for people in immigration detention to access any legal support. 📖Read more: www.jrsuk.net/accessing-le...

A man with epilepsy — held, failed, gone. This gov argued that detention couldn't contribute to his death! How many warnings? How many pre-inquests? How many reports before we admit the truth? If this system keeps killing people, why does it still exist? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

We’re recruiting Trustees to join our Board. Join us and play a vital role in supporting our work to promote the welfare and rights of people in immigration detention. Deadline: 12 March 2026 To find out more: detentionaction.org.uk/become-a-tru...

🎫A very timely conferece by The Middle Eastern Women & Society Organisation to mark the International Women's Day [9th March]. It's crucial to shift beyond the usual celebrations and have a real, honest conversation about the systemic barriers. More info 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-lives-...

8/8 This scheme is cruel, dangerous, and unjust. We urge the government to stop this harmful scheme and establish reliable, and accessible safe routes that do not rely on the suffering of others. The statement has been reported by The Independent: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

We are proud to stand with our colleagues and speak out about the harm caused by the UK-France Returns Agreement. Follow the link in our bio to read our joint statement 🔗

📣 Tomorrow - AVID will be speaking at the launch of “Immigration Bail: Still a Struggle for Justice” We’ll be bringing lived experience, frontline insight, what's not covered in the report & a clear message: Freedom must be real, not conditional 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/immigratio...

We welcome this intervention from 07-UN experts asking UK–France gov to halt the one-in, one-out scheme, a policy that turned people seeking safety into bargaining chips & punishment targets. It's clearly going against the UNHCR's own recommendation to expand this www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🚨The state of immigration detention in the UK is deteriorating fast — and it’s being hidden behind slogans like “one-in, one-out”. What’s happening now is not isolated failure. It’s systemic harm. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🗑️Here is another evidence to bin this policy! According to Medical Justice's report: 18 of the 33 people they surveyed showed clinical evidence of torture or trafficking www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

⚡ Next Tue: hear from Seán Binder — a frontline voice against the criminalisation of migration and solidarity chaired by @hallamtuck.bsky.social UK's new Border Security Act tightens, its threat isn’t just to people on the move, it’s to all of us who stand with them. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Half of our team have direct experience of immigration detention - We are horrified seeing this! 📣Those protesting today are saying what should never need saying: people are not bargaining chips. We stand with those demanding an end to detention! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

What really happened at Manston? 🧵👇 A new Independent Inquiry has been launched to uncover the truth behind the conditions and treatment of people held at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility between June and November 2022 — a period marked by severe overcrowding, rights breaches and human suffering

If you’re In the uk and have undergrads thinking of post graduate studies please let them know about the @ox.ac.uk UNIQ+ scheme. @bordercrim.bsky.social is hosting again for a project with @aviddetention.bsky.social info here (also about other subjects): www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

Do you speak a language other than English? We’d love you to join us. Become a volunteer interpreter and help provide vital support to people in detention! 9am tomorrow is the application deadline. Join us to make a real difference! To apply: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...

🚨100 people held under UK-France scheme report abuse: "Healthcare is inadequate, legal representation is denied, families are isolated, and basic human rights are violated. People are mentally deteriorating due to constant fear, harassment, Our lives are at risk" bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/1...

This power has been just rolled out in Manston detention centre as of this week "It is clear that these offences will not deter people from making dangerous journeys across the Channel.Instead, our already overflowing prisons will be filled with people whose only ‘crime’ is to seek safety in the UK"

80+ asylum seekers held at Harmondsworth IRC say the UK government’s scheme is degrading, arbitrary, and psychologically damaging. They report isolation, denial of legal support, inadequate healthcare, fear and despair. 'One-In, One-Out' policy must be scrapped! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

When you sit down to eat tonight, pause for a moment Quick question(comment below): What would you miss most if you didn’t know when you’d be free from immigrationdetention? 🍽 Food & routines 👨‍👩‍👧 Family & connection ❤️Freedom & choice This Christmas, visitor groups across the UK are still showing up

❗️"I was detained despite having serious health needs and being classified as an ‘adult at risk'." Malachi Until it ends entirely, it will continue to break lives, strip dignity, and leave people traumatised,long after they leave the walls of the centre #EndDetention www.bigissue.com/opinion/vuln...

When the world talks about migrants, it often talks about contribution+integration,but rarely about the harm done in their name Detained people faces uncertainty, anxiety and limbo-that can destroy hope This🎄,we share hope with people in detention-one call, one visit, one human connection at a time

How much more evidence do we need? The recent High Court rules - Home Office failed to protect vulnerable people in detention. If a policy causes suffering as a feature, not a flaw, it has no place in a humane society. www.duncanlewis.co.uk/news/High_Co...

Our commitment to human rights only goes far as how we treat those whose rights are already at risk. Join us this Human Rights Day in standing with people in immigration detention and donate to our Christmas fundraising appeal: www.justgiving.com/campaign/sha.... #HumanRightsDay

Connor's story: The weight of Detention (2/4) #storytelling #hope #compassion #hopenothate #christmascampaign #raiseawareness

💔Pre-inquest into death of a detained individual at a facility near Gatwick underscores the human cost of a system built on control and containment—not care. We must stop asking who absorbs the responsibility and start demanding why any human being, is subjected to this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📣At the protest this weekend: "The people of Oxfordshire have made their voices clear, and will continue to do so, that refugees are welcome here. This is meant to be a city of sanctuary. Campsfield is the opposite of sanctuary." @asylumwelcome.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Where are we at with trans+ migrants rights? 🏳️‍⚧️ In our latest Substack blog, we reflect on what the Supreme Court ruling means for trans+ migrants, unpack interim changes to how trans+ people in #detention are treated, and how the Government is erasing gender non-conforming people🗞️ buff.ly/eLRKMrA

What’s unfolding in the UK - attempts to weaken ECHR protections, expand removals, & detention isn’t isolated. Part of the same EU machinery of exclusion the blog exposes: racialised, gendered, and designed to make people disappear. 📃Read here www.equinox-eu.com/building-rou...

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