A massive thank you to everyone who participated in the recent Planning Inspectorate consultation regarding the government’s plan to more than double the size of Campsfield immigration detention centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. A total of 260 submissions were received, with only two expressing support for the plan.
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Introducing our new Young Person’s Key Guide: Finding your way as a young person in the asylum and immigration system
We are pleased to finally share our new Young Person’s Key Guide: Finding your way as a young person in the asylum and immigration system.
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“Detention is not supposed to be punishment.” We spoke to the i paper about the government’s immigration detention expansion plan
Last week, Ally, Lead Legal Education Officer, spoke to The i Paper about the planned expansion of Campsfield and Haslar Immigration Removal Centres
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Right to Remain – August update
Our August Update is here!
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Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 19 August
Join this introductory workshop on navigating the Right to Remain Toolkit. Perfect for individuals and groups who want to understand how to get the most out of the resource, and how to share it with others.
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To end detention, we must stop its expansion. Object to Haslar IRC before 6 August.
The Home Office wants to expand Haslar IRC to 600 places. This is part of the wider expansion of detention and enforcement. We need human rights, lived-experience and solidarity objections on the public record before 6 August.
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Help us honour Dr Pious Nyandoro’s life and get a Right to Remain t-shirt & tote bag
We’re inviting our community to support a special fundraising campaign in memory of Dr Pious Nyandoro.
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Online meeting, 29 July: oppose the expansion of Haslar detention centre!
Join our public online meeting on 29 July, 7pm – 8pm, to find out how to oppose the planned expansion of Haslar detention centre.
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Our open letter to you (not to Andy Burnham)
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham made a range of impressive promises. Much has already been said about his first promise: to… Read more »
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We need you to take action! First Campsfield, now Haslar: the Home Office wants a 600-bed detention centre in Gosport.
First Campsfield, now Haslar: the Home Office is expanding detention again. Haslar has not even reopened, but the Home Office wants permission to turn it into a 600-bed detention centre. Anyone can object, and the deadline is 6 August 2026.
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‘Boring work saves lives.’ – The Power of Transformative Organising, 11 July 2026
Following the official launch in November last year, ARM (Anti-Racist Movement) hosted a national event, ‘The Power of Transformative Organising’, in London on 11 July.… Read more »
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Toolkit Update: Migrants affected by Domestic Abuse
We have published a new key guide within our toolkit for migrants affected by domestic abuse. Read this blog for a summary of some key updates and a useful flowchart to help you navigate the maze that is the UK immigration system.
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- Public Demands Halt to Detention Expansion: Only 2 out of 260 Consultation Submissions Support Campsfield Detention Centre Expansion
- Introducing our new Young Person’s Key Guide: Finding your way as a young person in the asylum and immigration system
- “Detention is not supposed to be punishment.” We spoke to the i paper about the government’s immigration detention expansion plan
- Right to Remain – August update
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 19 August
Legal updates
- Introducing our new Young Person’s Key Guide: Finding your way as a young person in the asylum and immigration system
- To end detention, we must stop its expansion. Object to Haslar IRC before 6 August.
- We need you to take action! First Campsfield, now Haslar: the Home Office wants a 600-bed detention centre in Gosport.
- Toolkit Update: Migrants affected by Domestic Abuse
- A major change to asylum interviews from 3 August 2026
Events
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 19 August
- Online meeting, 29 July: oppose the expansion of Haslar detention centre!
- Knowledge is Power; the Asylum System workshop, 18 August. 10am – 12.30pm
- POSTPONED: Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 8 July, 10am – 1pm
- Right to Remain July Update
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When people reach the UK, the struggle isn’t over. It's a hostile environment. Right to Remain relies on grants from charitable trusts and on donations from people like you. Your donation will help us to help people in their struggles for the right to remain in the UK, and to campaign for migration justice.
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Right to Remain works with communities, groups and organisations across the UK, providing information, resources, training and assistance to help people to establish their right to remain, and to challenge injustice in the immigration and asylum system. Right to Remain is a registered charity (charity number 1192934).
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