House of Lords votes in favour of detention reform amendment

Detention Forum statement re: the amendment that brings in a 28 day time limit on immigration detention which moves the system away from confining everyone indefinitely:

House of Lords votes in favour of detention reform amendment

Last night (15 March), the House of Lords voted in favour of an amendment to the Immigration Bill proposed by Lord Ramsbotham, Lord Rosser, Baroness Hamwee and Lord Roberts of Llandudno, that addressed the lack of judicial oversight on immigration detention in the UK. Continue reading “House of Lords votes in favour of detention reform amendment”