Less than half of the people held in immigration detention centres last year were deported afterwards, according to a report. Of the 25,487 people who left detention in 2018, only
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Police investigating the deaths of 39 people found dead in a lorry have named two suspects they want to speak to on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. Essex Police
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Police have begun the task of moving the 39 bodies found in a refrigerated trailer attached to a lorry in Essex as a 25-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion
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Police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated truck on an industrial estate in Essex have described the incident as an “absolute tragedy”. The Prime Minister said
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G4S is pulling out of running immigration detention centres and will not bid to renew its contracts. The private security firm confirmed it will cease operating the scandal-hit Brook House
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There is “no evidence of a culture of abuse” among current staff at a scandal-hit immigration centre but a string of ongoing problems still need attention, inspectors said. The BBC
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More than half of the people held in an immigration detention centre during a six-month period were then released back into the community instead of being deported. Campaigners branded the
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United Nations inspectors have been drafted into UK prisons and detention centres amid concerns over conditions and treatment of inmates. The members of the UN subcommittee for the Prevention of
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The Home Office risks repeating the mistakes of the Windrush scandal unless it overhauls its systems, a charity has reportedly claimed. The Freedom from Torture (FFT) charity said it has
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Allowing migrants to claim asylum for the UK from France would stop the surge in perilous Channel crossings, according to a charity. Care4Calais thinks UK officials setting up a kiosk
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