The British government allegedly illegally detained migrants in deportation centers for weeks. This is evident from internal e-mails from the Ministry of the Interior. Accordingly, between 450 and 500 people from Manston’s first detention center on the English Channel, which was completely overcrowded in the autumn, were taken to the deportation centers and made to live in prison conditions for weeks.
However, the people should have been held for up to five days. The illegal practice came to light through internal e-mails received by the British TV channel BBC via a so-called Freedom of Information Request.
Employees of the Ministry of the Interior demanded shelter in hotels
In it, employees of the Ministry of the Interior expressed their concerns and called for people to be accommodated in hotels as soon as possible. The correspondence dates from early November, shortly before Secretary of the Interior Suella Braverman visited the then woefully overcrowded Manston Initial Reception Facility. Reports about unsustainable hygienic conditions in the refugee house caused a stir at the time.
“deliberately breaking the law”
The emails revealed that the Home Office had “knowingly broken the law,” Yvette Cooper, spokeswoman for the opposition Home Affairs party, told the BBC. The government has lost control of the system, potentially incurring significant costs to taxpayers from lawsuits, Cooper said.
The Ministry of the Interior justified its action with an unprecedented number of boat migrants who would have put “huge pressure” on the asylum system. The employees worked “restlessly” to accommodate the people in hotels or other accommodations. The number of people crossing the Channel in small boats reached a new high this year with more than 44,000.
Source: Krone
I am Wallace Jones, an experienced journalist. I specialize in writing for the world section of Today Times Live. With over a decade of experience, I have developed an eye for detail when it comes to reporting on local and global stories. My passion lies in uncovering the truth through my investigative skills and creating thought-provoking content that resonates with readers worldwide.
