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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Gentleman and Robert Booth

More ‘highly vulnerable’ asylum seekers found sleeping rough in central London

Three men outside Manston
Three Afghan men wait outside the Manston immigration centre in Kent. They returned to the facility after being left without shelter in central London. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Hungry and confused asylum seekers from war-torn east Africa have been found sleeping rough in central London after the Home Office removed scores of people from the Manston immigration processing centre in Kent without offering replacement shelter.

At least 18 asylum seekers are now believed to have slept on the streets this week after at least two buses left them at Victoria station, forcing three charities and two councils to provide emergency help.

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