Webinar - Unlawful Detention

Goldsmith Immigration and Public Law Team was delighted to collaborate in this webinar with three major forces in the world of immigration detention. Experienced practitioners from our team, Samina Iqbal (Joint-Head of Team) and Pierre Georget provided an overview on Unlawful Detention and Bail. We then heard from:
– Pierre Makhlouf, Assistant Director, BiD, who provided an overview of detainees in prison and their different treatment, celebrating a recent victory in the High Court. Pierre also looked at ‘what to watch out for’ when it comes to the encroachment of immigration detention on bail.
– Naomi Blackwell, Detention Outreach Manager, Jesuit Refugee Service UK, who provided an insight into the Detention Estate in light of the Napier Barracks and their work there.
– James Wilson, Acting Director, Detention Action, who spoke about the impact of COVID-19 on detention and his organisation’s legal challenge in March-April 2020. He also provided an update on parliamentary work pushing for a 28-day time limit, and gave an overview of DA’s work on alternatives to detention.