In this episode Mic Drop star Jared interviews Rainbow Migration's Campaigns Manager Emma Webb about their current campaign: No Pride in Detention, which calls for an end to LGBTQI+ detention and a 28-day time limit for all immigration detention.

Emma and Jared talk us through what exactly detention is, how this system works and the specific dangers it poses to LGBTQI+ individuals.

You can find more information on this campaign here: https://www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/no-pride-in-detention/

Content warning: This episode discusses detention experiences, structural violence, homophobia and transphobia.

Support resources:

The Right to Remain toolkit section on immigration detention Immigration Detention – Right to Remain
The Right to Remain zine for people at risk of detention and their supporters https://righttoremain.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/detention-zine.pdf
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)’s self-help guide on how to get out of detention https://hubble-live-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/biduk/redactor2_assets/files/622/BID_s_self_help_guide_to_bail_-_How_to_get_out_of_detention.pdf

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