Bail for Immigration Detainees

05/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day 💜

This is Nzinga’s* vision of strength, faith, community, and the future she refuses to give up on.

After more than three decades of waiting and surviving, with the support of her community, she finally has her security and is able to dream big. This is her vision for tomorrow.

This video accompanies our research with , , and , which evidences the experiences of thousands of families navigating long and complex deportation proceedings.

It shows how children’s voices, needs, and perspectives are often missing from decisions leading to the deportation of a parent.

📚 Read the full report via the bio
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*Pseudonym used

12/02/2026

Want to run to help end detention?⁠
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We have limited charity places available to run the SOLD OUT Hackney Half Marathon on 17 May for Bail for Immigration Detainees.⁠
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If you are concerned about increasingly hostile immigration policy, this is practical way to take action.⁠
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Every step you take will be in solidarity with people held in immigration detention, where research shows access to legal advice is at an all-time low.⁠
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By running for BID and raising funds for our free legal advice line, you will help make sure people in detention can get the advice they need to apply for bail.⁠
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We answer over 7,000 calls to our advice line each year from people in detention. With new detention centres opening, demand for our support is only increasing.⁠
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Help us be there at the end of the phone, providing expert legal advice when it is needed most.⁠
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Email [email protected] to sign up today.

09/02/2026

Nine UN experts have formally written to the UK Government, raising evidence of possible human rights violations linked to the UK France “one in, one out” deal.

Since the scheme began, we have represented 100 people seeking sanctuary who were detained for removal to France, including children, survivors of torture and trafficking, and people experiencing suicidal distress.

These are people who have made brave and arduous journeys to escape unimaginable horrors. Many are highly vulnerable, have strong asylum claims, and would previously have been granted protection.

This must never become the new normal.

We urge the government to respond to the UN experts’ letter by scrapping this inhumane scheme, which risks further human rights violations.

Experts identify potentially serious breaches over treatment of people and call for ‘one in, one out’ scheme to end

04/02/2026

Our client has been granted bail and is one step closer to being reunited with his four children, who have been separated from their father.
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“Your assistance has given me hope for a better future.”
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This is the impact of careful, expert legal work powered by our community of staff, volunteers and supporters.
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From just £3 a month, you can help us reunite more families. Become a regular donor: https://www.biduk.org/pages/67-support-our-work

22/01/2026

👀 Looking for a running challenge in 2026?

We have places for the SOLD-OUT Hackney Half Marathon on 17th May! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Join our incredible team and run 13.1 miles through DJ-lined streets to get people out of detention.

Every penny you raise goes towards free legal advice, including our advice line, which answers over 7,000 calls a year from people locked up under immigration powers.

💛 Sign up now by emailing [email protected]!

07/01/2026

🔥First bail grant of 2026!🎉

Looking for a New Year's Resolution? How about helping us to fill this board 💪

Here are three ways you can make sure people in detention can access free legal advice on bail this year:

1️⃣ Become a regular donor 🪙

From just £3 a month, you can help keep our advice line open, train volunteers, and provide free legal support all year round.

2️⃣ Run the Hackney Half 🏃‍♀️

Set yourself a challenge and join our team for the Hackney Half-Marathon in London on May 17th, raising vital funds for our advice line.

3️⃣ Volunteer your skills 🤝

We’re looking for support in fundraising and communications, and for barristers who can represent our clients in person pro bono at Yarl's Wood, Hatton Cross and Harmondsworth Tribunals.

Read more and sign up: https://www.biduk.org/articles/five-ways-to-support-bid-in-2026

31/12/2025

As the year ends, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us this year, including friends, donors, funders, pro bono barristers and volunteers.

Together, we provided over 1,600 people with free legal advice on immigration bail in 2025.

A special thank you to our casework volunteers, who dedicated 14,027 hours this year supporting people in detention and ensuring they know their rights 🤝

Wishing everyone a hopeful, powerful, and more just New Year! 💛

25/12/2025

Thinking of people in detention today and every day. We wish you freedom. 🕊️

This season, our team has been working hard to support those hoping to reunite with family in time for Christmas. Some people got out in time, but the children of others will wake up this morning with a parent detained under immigration powers.

Today and always, we send strength and solidarity to everyone experiencing and resisting inhumane immigration policies.

23/12/2025

🚨 We’re hiring! Join BID as a Legal Caseworker and provide expert legal advice on immigration bail. Be part of a dedicated, trauma-informed team supporting individuals in detention.

Read more and apply:

Apply now to join the team.

19/12/2025

🖋️ Just landed - a must-read article in the Big Issue by our former client, in response to the High Court ruling about the Home Office failing to protect vulnerable people in detention this week.

"This High Court ruling confirms what those of us who have lived through detention already know: the system is broken. Vulnerable people are ignored, medical care is inadequate, legal safeguards exist only on paper, and despair is used to force people out of the UK. Until detention is ended, people will continue to be broken physically, mentally, and emotionally, only for the majority to be released back into the community traumatised."

Malachi, a vulnerable migrant, was held in an immigration detention centre by the Home Office. They say they were treated like an animal.

16/12/2025

The High Court has found what we have long known - that the Home Office failed to protect vulnerable people in detention, breaching their duty under Article 3 ECHR to prevent inhuman and degrading treatment.

The judge ruled that the systems in place to protect people from such treatment have been failing for multiple years. Sadly, we are not surprised.

Through our Adults at Risk Project, we work daily with people with mental health illnesses who are locked up for 23 hours, and others who are on constant su***de watch yet have not even had their detention reviewed.

Detaining people for immigration reasons is inherently inhumane, and this important judgment provides clear evidence that the safeguard system is not fit for purpose.

The only solution to protect people from the harms of detention is to end its use and enable people to be supported within their communities.

Judgement finds systems designed to protect against inhuman and degrading treatment ‘unlawfully’ failing for years