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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
May Bulman

Migrants forced to wait on concrete floor for hours at Dover processing site, say Border Force staff

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Migrants crossing the Channel in small boats are being forced to wait on narrow benches and a concrete floor for hours while being held at a processing site, Border Force staff have warned.

The union representing immigration officers has said that a new temporary reception facility for processing new arrivals on the Kent coast is “less than optimal” for the men, women and children who are held there, sometimes for many hours at a time.

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