Rudy is the research and policy co-ordinator at Bail for Immigration Detainees which provides legal advice and representation to people in immigration detention to secure their release on bail. Rudy campaigns to challenge all forms of immigration detention through research, the media, the courts and parliament.
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionPrisons are not the place for immigration detainees during the coronavirus crisis
More migrant detainees are being held in prisons since the start of the pandemic. This puts liberty, health and...
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Published in: openJustice: Opinion“We’re like sitting ducks”: how the Home Office is placing life and liberty at risk
New research reveals that the Home Office’s approach to immigration detention during the pandemic is unlawful and...
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionDisposable lives: how the plight of immigration detainees is highlighted during COVID-19
The UK government’s continued use of immigration detention lacks moral and legal justification. But it comes as no surprise.