Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes was the latest person to be called to answer the Home Affairs Select Committee about detention.  Detention Action has gathered responses by members of advocacy group Freed Voices, made up of individuals who have been through the detention system. Their answer to Minister Nokes’ testimony, in video format, can be seen…

The Home Secretary announced last week that legislation has been introduced to bring into force a package of measures under a Windrush scheme. A call to evidence to enable members of the Windrush generation to share their experiences and help shape a bespoke compensation scheme was also launched earlier this month. This will run until…

Last week, MPs voted to exempt the Home Office from data protection rules that previously allowed people to access what information public authorities hold on them. This will make contesting immigration decisions more difficult than it currently is. The Data Protection Act 1998 gave individuals a right to access information held about them through a…