AADD

We resist deportations and detention as tools of hate, division, and a racist border regime. We oppose the UK government's Rwanda plan, the new and inhumane immigration bill, and all efforts to strengthen border violence and harm our families, friends, and communities.Rwanda planThe first Rwanda deportation flight was grounded on June 14th after protests, direct action and legal intervention. Despite ongoing proceedings in the High Court, The Home Office is now planning a new flight. Meanwhile, the prime minister and home secretary have made clear their intention to continue this cruel policy, pushing for increased deportations by expanding to other countries.Immigration billThe government has now announced a horrific new bill that allows them to detain and deport anyone who comes to the UK without 'entry clearance', including children and victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. The bill violates human rights and multiple international laws, and will put the lives of people in very real danger.Manston and detentionThe UK has a vast and violent detention regime, which is expanding with hotels and other accommodation being turned into immigration prisons. More recently, the government have converted a military site in Manston, Kent, into an internment camp for detainees, with thousands of men, women, and children detained for long periods of time in inhumane conditions. This is vastly beyond the site's capacity and reports of disease, overcrowding, and generally abhorrent conditions being confirmed.Our resistanceThe impact of these policies on people cannot be understated: from the perilous journeys made ever more dangerous by the closure of safe routes, to the physical violence of detention and forced deportation, to the mental anguish suffered by those detained with uncertainty or left destitute and the threat of expulsion to a place they have never known hanging over their heads. We condemn the demonisation of migrants and reject the idea that the UK cannot afford to welcome refugees. We reject attempts to label people either deserving or undeserving. We wholly condemn the detention and deportation of people, and believe that we should all have the freedom to move and the freedom to stay.It is imperative we make our rejection of these injustices clear.Check here for updates, find your local demo, and get in touch with any questions!

When and where?

Our groups aim to hold regular demonstrations outside detention centres across the country, showing our solidarity to those being held inside and our rage at the government, the system, and the profiteers who choose cruelty and profit over human dignity, safety, and well-being. The No To Hassockfield Campaign hold monthly demos on the third Saturday of each month outside Derwentside IRC, and Lesbians & Gays Support the Migrants (LGSM) and other groups are organising regular demonstrations outside the centres close to London.

You can find information about upcoming actions by checking out our linktree or the social media pages below. This information will be updated regularly, and we will be trying to provide travel support and other assistance where possible, so please keep an eye out for new information, or get in touch via s.det.sup@gmail.com or social media. Please follow the hyperlinks for transport and other additional information!

You can also support us by contributing to our fundraiser for travel expenses! [click link] Many detention centres are in difficult places to get to, part of an intentional effort to maximise isolation and cut off detainees from potential support, heightening the loneliness and emotional and practical challenges of those detained. We are therefore asking for contributions to help with travel costs, to ensure that we can get as many people to each detention centre as possible!