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Four people die every week in Scotland while in state custody or care
Four people die every week in Scotland while in prison, police cells or other forms of state detention or care,
Home Office accused of breaching privacy laws after cancelling international student’s visa
The Home Office used location data from an international student’s mobile phone to detain him for allegedly breaking his
Thousands held in immigration detention by Police Scotland
Over 3,000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration
Revealed: one bed at Dungavel costs taxpayer three times the average wage each year
Each bed at Dungavel immigration detention centre will cost taxpayers £74,000 per year – three times the Scottish average wage
Increase allowance for asylum seekers, charities tell UK government
A charity in Glasgow that counsels torture survivors is among 60 organisations who have written to the UK government calling
‘Hostile environment’: Theresa May’s policy driving refugees into destitution
Hardline immigration policies in the UK have led to traumatised people being left destitute and wrongly detained, according to the
Home Office ‘utterly failing’ in treatment of detained immigrants, say MPs
A new report by an influential Westminster committee is scathing about the Home Office’s treatment of detainees at immigration
Police probe cyber attack on Dungavel detention centre
Hackers have brought down the computer system at Scotland’s only immigration detention centre prompting an investigation by Police Scotland,
Home Office under fire from lawyers over ‘deeply concerning’ immigration powers
The power of the Home Office to overrule decisions made by immigration judges has been branded “deeply concerning” by the
Fears over safety of vulnerable people in Dungavel after rise in crime
Human rights campaigners have expressed concern over the safety of vulnerable people held at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre after a
Torture victims kept at Dungavel despite mental health concerns
Dozens of torture victims detained at Dungavel House in South Lanarkshire have been refused release despite doctors submitting reports to
Vulnerable women at risk in Dungavel detention centre, says report
Women are at risk of exploitation in Dungavel House immigration removal centre and more than 200 detainees were on watch