Detention Action

Human rights charity on the frontline of immigration detention in the UK, providing direct support and campaigning for change

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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.
https://t.co/Sf4Ox28cEB

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Last call for applications to become Detention Action's next Fundraising Lead!

Apply before 22 June: https://t.co/hWOYzYh1KI

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Last week, we walked 10 km at the London Legal Walk!

We are so thankful for all the support we’ve received so far toward our work upholding people’s right to quality legal support in detention.

It’s not too late to help us reach our goal: https://t.co/uSQcRJsRkV

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The deadline to apply for our Fundraising Lead post is quickly approaching.

We are looking for someone who is dedicated to our mission fighting for justice for people in detention–and ready to learn about charity development.

Apply by 22 June: https://t.co/hWOYzYh1KI

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Today, we’re walking 10 km at the London Legal Walk because we believe that everyone deserves to access justice, including and especially people inside immigration detention.

Sponsor Bushra–and the rest of our team–by donating at https://t.co/uSQcRJsRkV

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With the London Legal Walk, every step makes a difference.

A decade of evidence shows that the legal aid system is failing. We want to ensure that people in detention can access the essential legal support they urgently need.

Find out more and give at https://t.co/uSQcRJsRkV

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In one week, our team will be at the London Legal Walk.

Indefinite detention is incredibly harmful – and quality, timely legal advice is essential to making sure people get out.

We need your support to keep offering a lifeline for people in detention:
https://t.co/uSQcRJsRkV

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Join Detention Action!

We’re recruiting a dedicated Fundraising Lead to help raise funds for our work supporting people inside immigration detention.

Learn more and apply at our website: https://t.co/HXZSGuKyQL

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By referring individuals to reliable solicitors and specialists and empowering them to make informed decisions, we make sure that everyone has an equal chance at justice.

Help Detention Action can support even more people access justice in detention
https://t.co/uSQcRJsRkV

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The UK-France ‘one in, one out’ scheme is causing serious harm - including the detention and deportation of children, survivors of torture, and people fleeing war and persecution.

➡️ Email your MP to end this cruel and inhumane policy.
https://t.co/0pvSUURCh7

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For the third year in a row, Detention Action is joining the London Legal Walk on June 9!

We’re raising money for our work supporting people in detention access the quality legal help they need to navigate the detention system.

Donate at https://t.co/uSQcRJsRkV

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We are deeply disappointed that the UK-France 'one in, one out' scheme has been extended until October. We stand by the concerns we and other groups shared earlier this year:
https://t.co/l8eUPdCWgO

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2/2 They also face serious barriers to accessing entitled care and support as well as legal advice. Many report a sharp decline in their mental health, with some experiencing suicidal ideation. This deal must be halted to prevent further harm to adults and children seeking asylum

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1/2 Under the UK–France deal, the Home Office has held 76 age-disputed children in detention - a sharp rise from 28, our last documented figure in February. Children are often held in small cells alongside unrelated adults and at risk of the use of force.

https://t.co/epRG90dZQN

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Stand in solidarity with migrants by donating to Detention Action today. We offer advice and advocacy for people in detention, always for free. Just £19 could pay for a volunteer to visit a person in detention. Visit https://t.co/JY4OTEYNvY to find out more and give today.

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3/3 b. When survivors do disclose later, their accounts are often criticised as ‘late’, ‘last minute’, and treated as less credible. This reflects an inadequate understanding of trauma.

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1/3 This month, Detention Action and the Detention Taskforce on Survivors of Trafficking in Immigration Detention published a new briefing titled “Barriers to Disclosure: A Survivor of Trafficking’s Journey Through the Immigration Process”: https://t.co/snuHUz8nyu

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2/3 Drawing on frontline evidence within the Taskforce, it exposes two critical issues:
a. Survivors of trafficking are often not identified as such before or upon entering detention. Many face barriers to disclosing their experiences early in the process.

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Job Alert!
Are you someone who is committed to
1) fighting unjust detention and removal policies?
2) amplifying migrants' voices?
3) building a compassionate migration system?
If yes, you could be our next Communications and Campaigns Officer!
Apply now: https://t.co/h6Seq3EWyA

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“Your work inspires hope and shows real humanity.”
— S, supported by our team while in detention.

This is why we do what we do - to bring hope to people trapped behind walls and to be their lifeline during a time of isolation and uncertainty.
Support us: https://t.co/k4wNkUw1mg

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It's more important than ever that we stand with migrants against hate and division. Detention Action has been offering life-saving support since 1993. A monthly donation of £5 could help keep our phone lines open. Go to https://t.co/JY4OTEYNvY to give to our work.