At First Law Solicitors, we provide urgent, high-level legal representations for individuals detained under immigration powers in the United Kingdom.
Whether your detention is due to visa expiry, asylum refusal, or pending removal, our team acts swiftly to challenge the lawfulness of your detention and secure your release.
Immigration detention is meant to be a temporary measure used only when necessary. Yet, under the current digital enforcement system, many individuals remain detained due to administrative delay or incorrect data within Home Office systems. Our solicitors specialise in identifying those errors and submitting immediate legal representations to restore liberty.
Immigration detention is governed by Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016 and remains lawful only when removal is reasonably imminent or where necessary to prevent absconding.
The Home Office must show that detention is proportionate, justified, and subject to regular review.
However, since the introduction of automated data monitoring under the Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUAA), errors in immigration records often lead to wrongful detention. For example, an individual with an ongoing appeal or pending asylum decision may remain detained because the system incorrectly lists their case as closed.
Our solicitors step in immediately to correct these records and demand your release.
A legal representation made while in detention is not a simple request it is a formal demand for accountability.
Under Home Office policy and the Hardial Singh principles established by the courts, detention is unlawful when:
Our team drafts comprehensive representations citing case law, medical and humanitarian factors, and DUAA-verified data evidence to demonstrate that your continued detention is unlawful.
Where detention exceeds the reasonable timeframe or removal is no longer possible, we demand immediate release on immigration bail or administrative grounds.
Since 2025, immigration detention reviews have been data-led, relying heavily on information pulled automatically from the DUAA system.
This automation means that a single error in your record such as an unregistered appeal, pending judicial review, or unlinked biometrics can trigger continued detention even when you are legally entitled to release.
Our solicitors carry out a full DUAA data audit to check the digital files used by the Home Office and Border Force in your case. Where the system contains incorrect or outdated information, we file an immediate digital correction notice under Section 18 of the DUAA 2025 and notify your caseworker and the Detention Review Panel.
This technical expertise distinguishes First Law Solicitors from standard immigration firms. We understand that detention in 2026 is as much about digital data as it is about law and we work on both fronts simultaneously.
Detention often causes or worsens mental and physical health conditions.
Under the Home Office Adults at Risk policy and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, individuals who are medically vulnerable, pregnant, or victims of torture or trafficking should not be detained except in the most exceptional cases.
We prepare urgent representations supported by medical reports, psychological assessments, and evidence of rehabilitation or community support to demonstrate that detention breaches human rights protections.
Where necessary, we obtain emergency court orders to halt removal until the case has been lawfully reviewed.
For clients detained following an asylum refusal or fresh claim, our solicitors submit detailed legal representations to reopen the case under Paragraph 353 of the Immigration Rules.
We ensure the Home Office acknowledges new evidence or risk factors that justify a further human rights or protection claim.
In cases where removal would breach Article 8 (Right to Family Life), we prepare comprehensive submissions highlighting the impact of detention and proposed removal on children, spouses, and dependants in the UK.
Our experience in both asylum and detention law allows us to align your representations with broader immigration strategy, ensuring you do not lose your protection claim while detained.
All detention decisions in the UK must comply with the Hardial Singh principles, which require the Home Office to justify the necessity and duration of detention.
Where these standards are breached, we make urgent pre-action representations and prepare for Judicial Review in the High Court.
Through this process, we seek not only release but also recognition that your detention was unlawful, opening the path to compensation under Article 5(5) of the European Convention on Human Rights and domestic false imprisonment law.
Effective legal representations can result in immediate release, temporary admission, or a formal grant of immigration bail.
We continue to support clients after release by managing reporting conditions, appeals, or further applications to secure long-term status and prevent re-detention.
Our approach is proactive and continuous ensuring that the same error or misclassification does not occur again within the Home Office’s digital systems.
At First Law Solicitors, we combine technical mastery with human understanding.
Each representation is prepared and reviewed by a senior solicitor with experience in detention litigation and public law challenges.
Our process includes:
If you or a family member is detained under immigration powers, contact First Law Solicitors immediately.
Our legal team provides urgent representation and can submit same-day legal representations to challenge unlawful detention.
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