We love Gladys Mabvira. A Zimbabwean activist fighting for justice in her own asylum case, she has experienced immigration detention and attempted deportation. She was… Read more »
read more"I feel so traumatised after this experience and in constant fear and panic"
A detainee in Yarl’s Wood tells her story of attempted deportation: I was called from my room at Yarl’s Wood detention centre at 1.30pm (immediately… Read more »
read moreThe lucrative deportation business: private security companies act with impunity
A guest post from NCADC supporter Rosa: Demonstrators mark the two year anniversary of Jimmy Mubenga’s death at the hands of G4S. As further contracts… Read more »
read morePrince Ofosu – another death in detention
A guest post from NCADC supporter Rosa: On Tuesday 30 October, Prince Ofosu died in suspicious circumstances inside Harmondsworth IRC. Throughout this week serious allegations… Read more »
read more‘Vile liars and truth distorters’: truth, trust and the asylum system
A guest blog post by Melanie Griffiths. Melanie Griffiths is a DPhil candidate at Oxford University, with affiliation to the Institute of Social and Cultural… Read more »
read moreUKBA inquiry: human rights through the looking glass
Serious concerns lost in headlines about backlog statistics “entering the world of the UKBA is like falling through the looking glass” Keith Vaz, Chair of… Read more »
read moreNews of the Year 2012
News stories from the world of asylum, immigration, human rights and NCADC. Look out for our campaign review of the year in January! —- JANUARY… Read more »
read more"Bounty Hunters" for Home Office targeting migrants
Just before Christmas, reports started coming in of migrants in the UK receiving distressing text messages from a company claiming to work for the Border… Read more »
read moreHuman rights, torture and deportations to Sri Lanka
2012 saw mass deportations of Tamils to Sri Lanka continue, despite credible evidence of torture of returnees. Lisa of NCADC South explains what’s happening, and… Read more »
read moreThe judges’ revolt and the Home Office’s assault on love
Theresa May has a bad habit of ruining Sundays. Sundays are a good day for her populist, racist pandering to the right-wing press to receive… Read more »
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A future without immigration detention?
This is the text of a talk given by Lisa Matthews of NCADC at the 2013 SOAS Detainee Support conference on Saturday 27 April. The… Read more »
read moreJimmy Mubenga inquest: statement of widow Adrienne Kambana
Transcript of statement, taken from INQUEST.org.uk We need justice. Justice will help Jimmy rest in peace. This will prevent this situation from happening again. My… Read more »
read moreLatest news
- The National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention, 18 October 2025 – Call for action!
- Another Deportation Order: Fatou Tamba still detained, still at risk
- Solidarity with people who report in the West Midlands! Join online meeting on 25 June!
- 30 June: Knowledge is Power online workshop
- Radical Solidarity Hub, 22 May – 92% of us agree that the White Paper makes us and our community anxious, but we remain strong!
Legal updates
- The Borders, Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – just very disappointing
- eVisa deadline extended to 1 June 2025
- Home Office increases immigration application fees, again
- New Home Office policy seeks to bar refugees from British citizenship
- What are the different types of return?
Events
- The National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention, 18 October 2025 – Call for action!
- Solidarity with people who report in the West Midlands! Join online meeting on 25 June!
- 30 June: Knowledge is Power online workshop
- Radical Solidarity Hub, 22 May – 92% of us agree that the White Paper makes us and our community anxious, but we remain strong!
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting 22 May – the White Paper
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