The Latest Breaking News from Brook House

Fights and assaults on staff at Brook House immigration removal centre have increased more than five-fold, inspectors warned.

Theophile Kaliviotis was in custody at Brook House immigration removal centre near Gatwick airport awaiting deportation when he was found dead

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was detained at Brook House

Violence has increased and reports have emerged of misconduct by staff and ‘hardening of conditions’, monitoring board finds

Lawyers helping detainees say they have been told that dozens have gone on hunger strike in detention centre near Heathrow

Home Office figures show 1,743 incidents requiring treatment in 2,099 days across four removal centres

Man, 37, had attempted to kill himself at Brook House removal centre and died in hospital on Friday

The death of 39-year-old Frank Ospina, a Colombian man in immigration detention in the UK, shocked his family. Ospina was awaiting deportation, and his mental health appeared to deteriorate rapidly. He is thought to have taken his own life in March 2023.

Report on immigration removal centre details ‘crushing’ abuse and excessive use of force that has left detainees with PTSD