One in, one out' migrants say scheme has caused them severe psychological harm

"Migrants detained under Sir Keir Starmer's flagship one in, one out returns scheme with France have said that they have been left without support, prompting a severe mental health crisis at the UK's largest removal centre. Detainees at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre, near Heathrow airport, have written a letter calling on UN bodies, inspectors and human rights organisations to investigate their detainment, which they say feels punitive, humiliating, and designed to break us psychologically."

"Around 80 asylum seekers at the site have backed the document, which claims that they have been treated unjustly by the Home Office since their arrival in the UK. The migrants, from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran and other countries, said that people are breaking down and are in mental distress, isolated or punished instead of receiving care. The letter, which was first reported by The Guardian, explains that the men have been detained at Harmondsworth immigration centre alongside people with criminal convictions."

Detained migrants at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre report being left without support under the one in, one out returns scheme with France, prompting a severe mental health crisis at the UK's largest removal centre. Around 80 asylum seekers signed a letter calling on UN bodies, inspectors and human rights organisations to investigate, saying detainment feels punitive, humiliating and designed to break people psychologically. Detainees from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran and other countries say people are breaking down, isolated or punished instead of receiving care and are held alongside people with criminal convictions.

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