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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy detained by Home Office for 10 months despite doctor’s warning

People held at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre at Gatwick respond to demonstrators from migrants rights groups protesting against plans to send migrants to Rwanda. - (PA)

A disabled man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy was detained by the Home Office for ten months despite a doctor warning the government his detention was “unsafe” and “grossly detrimental to his wellbeing”.

The shocking case emerged in a report into immigration detention, published on Thursday, which warned sites are becoming increasingly unsafe due to an influx of foreign prisoners.

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