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(1/3)The Home Secretary’s announcement yesterday denies people seeking safety the stability they need to make a life in the UK. Instead, it feeds the idea that people trying to make a life for themselves in the UK are outsiders rather than future colleagues, neighbours and friends. #notinourname

What great support from our walkers inside YW! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sponsored-...

It’s Trustees’ Week! This week, we’re celebrating our incredible trustees, the dedicated volunteers who support and strengthen our work every single day. Thank you for the time, care, and expertise you give to help us make a difference. We couldn’t do it without you!💙 #TrusteesWeek #ThankYouTrustees

What great support from our walkers inside YW! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sponsored-...

Interesting in Volunteering? Our next volunteer information session is on the 18th of September 7:30-8:30pm! We would love to see you there! Sign up via the link below👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-det... #Volunteering #HumanRights #YarlsWood #CommunitySupport #EndDetention #MakeADifference

Medical Justice’s new report shows immigration detention is harming vulnerable people — and it’s getting worse. We stand with them in calling for an end to this system. Please take a moment to read their findings. 📖 medicaljustice.org.uk/annual-revie.... #EndDetention #MigrantRights

It's #RefugeeWeek 2025! This year's theme is "Community as a Superpower". celebrating the incredible everyday. Ordinary and extraordinary. Simple acts of shared generosity and how kindness multiplied can become an unstoppable force! Keep your eyes peeled for more information through the week!

Detention is harmful and the decision to detain a person should not be taken lightly. But according to Home Office statistics released today, 51% of people they detained were later released back into the community. This raises the serious question: why were they detained at all?

"10 years of limbo is not immigration policy. It is a prison sentence." Nish, a youth organiser here at Praxis, shares her experience of the 10-year-route and shows how cruel and punishing Labour's latest proposals are 👇 www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

Today is the day!! Click the link here to donate! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood... #sponsoredrun #beyonddetention #runningforjustice

Just under 24 hours to go!!

🏃‍♀️ In 48 hrs, runners inside Yarl’s Wood will take on their own challenge and we’re just £80 from our goal! Help us get there: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood... #RunForChange #donatenow #helpusgettoourgoal

We’re halfway to our £500 goal! The amazing folks we support are doing a sponsored run for Beyond Detention — and have already raised £250! Help us reach the finish line: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood... #BeyondDetention #YarlsWood #SponsoredRun #Fundraiser #EndImmigrationDetention

We’re halfway to our £500 goal! The amazing folks we support are doing a sponsored run for Beyond Detention — and have already raised £250! Help us reach the finish line: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood... #BeyondDetention #YarlsWood #SponsoredRun #Fundraiser #EndImmigrationDetention

Camps like Wethersfield and Napier are dangerous, dehumanising, and entirely unacceptable. We’ve joined Asylum Matters and over 70 organisations calling for their immediate closure. People seeking asylum deserve safe homes in our communities Read more here 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

The donation link for our Sponsored Run is now LIVE! 🏃‍♀️💥 Every pound you give helps us continue our vital work and will mean so much to those we support. Your support means practical help and hope for those who need it. 📲 Donate now and be part of the change. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood...

A very powerful thread created by @detentionaction.bsky.social on immigration detention in the UK, read more below 👇

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum deserve better than overcrowded hotels and unsafe living conditions. Conversation Over Borders' new report highlights the urgent need for reform. Let's create safe, community-based housing for ALL. #SafeHomesNotHotels 🔗 www.conversationoverborders.org/safe-homes-n...

📣Save the date!📣 Join us for our next Information Session on the 4th of April from 10-11AM via teams. 🌟 Learn more about what we do and how you can get involved as a volunteer. Sign up now by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below! 👇 beyonddetentioninformationsessions.eventbrite.co.uk

We would like to wish a very wonderful Eid Mubarak to everyone who celebrated yesterday ✨

Final Reminder! 📣 come along to our information session this Wednesday to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved! Sign up via the link below 👇

Thank you @aviddetention.bsky.social for sharing. As an organisation working with people in Yarl’s Wood, we see these injustices far too often. No one should be unlawfully detained. #EndDetention

Nadra Tabasam Almas, of Leicester, was detained at Yarl's Wood detention centre in 2018 for 2-weeks. She was unlawfully detained before her ability to work, buy food and socialise was “grossly restricted”, the high court has said. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We’re delighted to announce the AB Charitable Trust’s generous support for the next three years, helping us continue our vital work with individuals affected by immigration detention in the UK. We're incredibly grateful for their support! #HumanRights #Gratitude #ImmigrationSupport #grateful 🙏

📣Save the date!📣 Join us for our next Information Session on the 20th March from 19:30-20:30 via teams. 🌟 Learn more about what we do and how you can get involved as a volunteer. Sign up now by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below! 👇 beyonddetentioninformationsessions.eventbrite.co.uk

1/2 Like many of our partners, we were appalled yesterday that the government chose to release footage of people being forcibly deported from the UK. Many of the people we support in #immigrationdetention have lived in the UK for many years; have family here, or have been trafficked, exploited-

Join us for our Information Session on February 7th, 10:00-11:00 AM & learn more about what we do and how you can get involved as a volunteer! Scan the QR code or follow the link below to register👇 beyonddetentioninformationsessions.eventbrite.co.uk See you there! #VolunteerWithUs

We learnt so much during our training session with Navigating Migration on completing Accommodation & Subsistence and Financial Support applications. It was an incredibly important session for both our team and volunteers, helping us better support those navigating the UK immigration system.

A new mum, a newborn baby…and only a Moses basket to start with …💛 With your support we can continue supporting those in need. Donate here👇 www.beyonddetention.org/donate #supportingfamilies #endimmigrationdetention #beyonddetention

Stella, our trustee at Beyond Detention, shares her powerful story and experience within the immigration system. Now an MSc graduate in AI & Data Analytics, her story is one of resilience and hope. Read it here: internationaldetentioncoalition.shorthandstories.com/mama-stellas... #BeyondDetention

A new mum, a newborn baby…and only a Moses basket to start with …💛 With your support we can continue supporting those in need. Donate here👇 www.beyonddetention.org/donate #supportingfamilies #endimmigrationdetention #beyonddetention

Stella, our trustee at Beyond Detention, shares her powerful story and experience within the immigration system. Now an MSc graduate in AI & Data Analytics, her story is one of resilience and hope. Read it here: internationaldetentioncoalition.shorthandstories.com/mama-stellas... #BeyondDetention

Just added @custodyvisiting.bsky.social - who monitors conditions at Police cells, and one of our members, @beyonddetention.bsky.social to this starter pack! We had also set up a custom feed for to receive focused news on 'Immigration detention' - follow the Feed here👇 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Hi @madlinsudn.bsky.social We’re Beyond Detention, dedicated to supporting people in immigration detention and beyond. We’d love to join your charity starter pack to connect with others doing meaningful work. Let us know if we can be part of it! #BeyondDetention #CharityStarterPack

Please see our statement below regarding the Channel 4 documentary "24 Hours in Police Custody" shown earlier this month. #endimmigrationdetention #context #modernslavery