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We provide legal advice and information to people held in immigration detention on their right to apply for bail and how to exercise that right by applying for bail themselves. We hold workshops in immigration removal centres where some people have been detained for months and even years.
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Holding workshops in centres enables us to reach more people, but we also take on cases where the circumstances are particularly compassionate. A big issue for most immigration detainees is lack of access to legal representation, or poor legal representation. B was an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was detained at home despite complying with all bail conditions and having a fresh asylum claim outstanding. He had a settled address with his wife and child who both suffered severe health problems and needed him at home. He had inadequate legal representation and we took over the bail case, secured his release, and referred him to a better solicitor.