"claiming they have suffered fear, humiliation, and psychological distress at the hands of the Home Office since arriving in the UK in small boats. The detainees have compiled a document, Report on conditions and treatment at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre, which claims they have been treated unjustly by the Home Office since arriving in the UK on small boats. Harmondsworth is one of two detention centres close to Heathrow airport in London."
"The asylum seekers, who come from a variety of conflict zones including Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran, accuse the Home Office of subjecting them to arbitrary detention, denial of legal representation, inadequate medical care, degrading treatment and severe psychological harm. They say they came to UK in the pursuit of safety, dignity, and a chance to live a peaceful life."
"The report's circulation coincides with new government powers coming into force to seize mobile phones carried by people who arrive in the UK on small boats to examine them for information about people smugglers. One offence that under the new powers could lead to a sentence of up to five years in jail is collecting information that is of use to those planning an illegal crossing, which could include checking the weather forecast to identify favourable times to cross the Channel."
Eighty asylum seekers detained for planned returns to France under the one in, one out scheme allege fear, humiliation and psychological distress while held at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre. The group, from conflict zones including Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran, say they faced arbitrary detention, denial of legal representation, inadequate medical care, degrading treatment and severe psychological harm. The detainees have asked UN bodies and human rights organisations to investigate detention conditions for people held for deportation under the scheme. New government powers allow seizure and examination of mobile phones from small-boat arrivals, and collecting information useful to smugglers can carry up to five years in jail. More than 41,000 people crossed in small boats in 2025.
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