The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

UK was 'in danger' of breaking law at Manston migrants centre, says ex-Home Secretary

Grant Shapps said he had received 'very clear' advice that the Government was close to breaking the law over its processing of asylum seekers and the Manston facility risked 'tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre'

Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

Grant Shapps refuses to confirm whether Suella Braverman followed the law on migrants

A Cabinet minister has stopped short of saying Home Secretary Suella Braverman followed the law in the treatment of asylum seekers at the Manston processing centre in Kent.

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022

Hundreds of protesters call for closure of Manston asylum centre in Kent

Demonstrators gather outside facility at centre of political row over conditions and dangerous overcrowding

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Government CLEAR immigration detention centre after power cut and night of violence

The government has now emptied Harmondsworth immigration centre after a night of chaos Friday was triggered by a power cut and lack of running water

Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022

‘It just rings and rings’: Home Office helpline for asylum seekers rated inadequate

Refugees and support workers say Home Office-funded service ‘torment’, with some callers left on hold for up to three hours

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Inside squalid Manston migrant centre where refugees face horrific living conditions

The footage of the site, 20 miles from Dover, shows detainees sleeping on mats on the wooden floor of a marquee as temperatures plunge. Migrants are meant to stay for a maximum of 24 hours

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022

Immigration officials target mosques, temples and churches to advise people to return home

Exclusive: Migrant groups called for the ‘hostile environment’ policy to be scrapped, arguing that people expecting to find safe spaces to pray are being ‘duped’

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Detainees at immigration centre ‘terrified’ as riot police called to ‘disturbance’ after power cut

Riot police were called out to the facility on Friday evening at 7.45pm

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Tory ministers branded 'soft on crime' after 'staggering' rise in hate violence

New analysis of Home Office figures reveals a 400% increase in hate crime in some regions of England and Wales over the last decade.

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022

Harmondsworth: Detainees cause disturbance at London immigration centre

A group of detainees understood to be armed with weapons at a west London immigration centre caused a “disturbance” during a power outage, the Home Office has said. No one was injured during the incident overnight at Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow Airport, according to the department. Electricity issues began…

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2022