Some in Government insist that modern slavery claims are being used to get in the way of deportation attempts. This narratives misses that in fact, claims of experiencing modern slavery are met with huge barriers in immigration detention.

The Detention Taskforce’s new briefing, “Barriers to Disclosure: A survivor of trafficking’s journey through the immigration process”, details these barriers that victims and survivors face.

Rather than criticising victims for being identified late, we must address the barriers that prevent disclosure of trafficking.

The Detention Taskforce works to build a better system for survivors of trafficking in immigration detention, and ensure no victim of trafficking is further harmed by detention. Established by Focus on Labour Exploitation in 2019, the Taskforce is comprised of 18 expert organisations working with, or for, victims or survivors of trafficking.