Every day, children face the trauma of a parent being locked up in immigration detention, while parents are torn from their families and prevented from being there for their children. Evidence shows detention is deeply harmful, and conditions are worsening. Our research shows that most people we survey in detention do not have a lawyer, yet access to justice is vital to protect people’s rights.

BID provides free legal advice and representation to defend people’s right to liberty and family life. Through our advice line and casework, we help people get out of detention and reunite with loved ones. We also work to end this unjust system through strategic litigation, research, and campaigning.