We are a national network of visitor groups to people in immigration detention.

We exist to reduce the immediate suffering of people in immigration detention and work towards a future without detention.

Support for visitors

Start here to understand the basics of the important role of visitors in immigration detention.

Support for people in detention

Start here to understand how we can support you through your time in detention.

Find visitor groups

Search our detention centre map to find your local visitor group and help support those in detention by becoming a volunteer.

Knowledge Hub

Get specific information from our extensive knowledge base covering different aspects of detention.

About AVID

We want change for people in immigration detention. See what we are doing to make this happen here.

News

Read our blogposts and statements for the latest developments in detention.

What we do

We enable and support the vital role of visitors to people who are in immigration detention whilst providing a platform for collective action amongst UK visitor groups.

Supporting our Members

We provide tailored advice and support to frontline organisations who visit people who are detained under immigration powers in the UK.

Advocacy & Policy

We confront the brutal injustice of immigration detention, exposing its inhumanity. Our advocacy fights for radical change. We demand justice for people currently and previously detained.

Members Charter

Members of the AVID network are connected by shared values in the form of a Members Charter. These values guide the way that we work with people in detention and with one another.

Explore our map

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Projects

Find more about our current campaigns, projects and highlights.

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Advocacy

Policy

Choose Freedom: Keep Haslar & Campsfield Closed!

We are opposed to the plans to reopen Campsfield House and Haslar Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs). The closure of these centres in 2019 and 2015 respectively was a victory for human rights. Find out how you can support efforts to keep these centres closed below.

Advocacy

AVID at 30!

Thirty years ago AVID began with the aim of addressing the expansion of immigration detention across the UK. Over the course of this year, we will mark this journey in different ways. To begin, we reflect on what this milestone means to us.

News

Read our latest blogposts and updates on what we and our members are doing as well as our take on changes in immigration detention policy.

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October 16, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: Frank Ospina's Inquest Findings

"The System Destroyed Him": The tragic death of Frank Ospina exposes the failing Immigration detention system.

October 3, 2024

Ending Detention means fighting for our Collective Liberation: Gee Manoharan’s speech at End Detention Online Rally

We attended the online rally on 02nd Oct 2024 - here is what we said, see the full speech.

August 28, 2024

PRESS RELEASE - Outcry Against Immigration Detention Expansion

Press release on Public Statement to the Home Secretary

August 27, 2024

Join Our Trustee Board - Looking for a Treasurer

AVID is seeking a treasurer to join our trustee board. As a small team, our trustees are integral to working towards our objectives, holding us accountable and supporting our staff team. Now is a significant moment to join our team.

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