Immigration detention is a clear example of the gap between toughness and effectiveness. It's not too late for the coalition government to take on the extremely expensive pain of the wholesale detention of migrants
The Liberal Democrats must fight to salvage their promise to end the detention of children for immigration purposes in the UK.
The embarrassing delay in completing the Bloody Sunday Inquiry after 10 years, is mitigated by the high quality of the report and the authority of its conclusions. The inquiry began
As the Coalition government considers how the UK treats those who seek sanctuary within its borders, Colin Firth argues that the system should be humane and civilised and that the question of asylum should be treated separately from the general question of immigration.
A Message from Refugee and Migrant Justice:
When the new government said it would ‘end the detention of children for immigration purposes’ some people proclaimed a great victory.
But as the families locked up in Yarl’s
On Wednesday 19 May, we published a piece that began, 'At 11.36 this morning the mother of an 8-month old baby made a desperate plea for help on
Children are still being detained in the UK immigration system.
Clare Sambrook recalls the day Juan Antonio Samaranch, the leader of the 'Olympic Movement' who died last month, faced allegations of corruption at a US Congressional hearing.
If they mean the immediate closure of Yarl's Wood, that should be a cause for great rejoicing. This is why we must hold them to it
The Citizens UK gathering in Westminster Methodist Hall on Monday which brought together all three party leaders was something quite breath-taking. I’ve written before about how their events combine
When terrified men, women and children are being shunted off to countries where they face real and imminent risk of rape, torture, genital mutilation or death, an MP’s urgent appeal to government may tip the balance, stalling removal directions, making time to get legal advice.
