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“Every day is like torture”

July 11th, 2021

Solitary confinement & Immigration detention New research published today by Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) and…

Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) is a COVID-19 outbreak centre

December 10th, 2020

After guidance from Public Health England, Brook House IRC has been deemed as an outbreak centre…

Court of Appeal quashes policy that led to removing migrants from the UK without access to justice

October 21st, 2020

In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal today quashed the Judicial Review and Injunctions (JRI)…

Response To Independent Chief Inspector’s Audit On Home Office’s Adults At Risk policy

April 29th, 2020

Medical Justice statement on today’s (29th April 2020) publication of the Independent Chief Inspector’s audit report on…

Second confirmed COVID-19 case in immigration detention

April 10th, 2020

Tragedy could be avoided if all release detainees A second Covid-19 case in immigration detention has…

Joint Letter to Home Office Regarding COVID-19 Response

March 26th, 2020

Medical Justice, BID and ILPA have written today to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at…

Home Affairs Committee Inquiry

March 25th, 2020

Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) An immigration detainee has already…

Detainees At Risk From COVID-19

March 16th, 2020

Medical Justice demands release of all immigration detainees to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 inside detention…

Dungavel death

September 20th, 2017

A detainee died in Dungavel immigration removal centre yesterday – the second to die in immigration…