Criticisms of the bill by Lord Woolf, the most senior judge in England and Wales, have given the consortium fresh hope.
Jacqui McCluskey, senior policy officer at NCH, a member of the consortium, said: "A lot of people in the House of Lords have a legal background. Maybe that's where we need to make alliances."
The consortium also plan to meet with representatives of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association.The bill is due to be set down in the House of Lords next week.
The consortium was dealt a major blow last week when the bill made it through the House of Commons unchanged.
Labour MP Hilton Dawson had proposed an amendment to remove clause seven, which will remove support from families who refuse to return home after their asylum claims have failed, which could result in them being left destitute, and cause their children to be taken into care.
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