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The two judges previously found the Home Office’s plan to be lawful and rejected some grounds for appeal

Suella Braverman says the Government’s policy is ‘compassionate’ and ‘rational’ but politicians and charities say it will not stop Channel crossings.

Overcrowded facility saw outbreak of highly contagious infection

A woman held at the Manston holding facility in Kent is taking legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The asylum seeker claims that she was held unlawfully in “egregiously defective conditions” at the centre. Her case is supported by the organisation Detention Action, and another case is being put…

Lawyers on behalf of Detention Action and a woman held at Manston have sent an urgent pre-action letter to the Home Office, the charity said.

A pre-action letter argues that the woman was unlawfully detained in ‘egregiously defective conditions’

The court is hearing a legal challenge brought by asylum seekers and a number of groups over five days.

A HIGH Court challenge against the Government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to begin.

An email disclosed to the High Court said "arbitrary detention, torture and even killings" are "accepted" methods of maintaining control in the east African country, where the UK government plans to send refugees