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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Home Office to reopen immigration detention centres with £399m deal

Barred gate at the end of a corridor at Campsfield House immigration removal centre.
Campsfield House immigration removal centre is one of two sites the Home Office seeks to reopen. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The Home Office plans to open two immigration detention centres to detain 1,000 male asylum seekers in a scheme which is projected to cost £399m.

The home secretary, Suella Braverman, has indicated she will take an even harder line on immigration than her predecessor, Priti Patel, and plans to increase the use of detention.

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