"More than 100 asylum seekers held at two immigration detention centres have staged overnight protests against the UK's controversial one in, one out scheme with France. Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas arrived to quell the protests. The first one in, one out flight of 2026 is understood to have taken off on Thursday morning after a flight last week was cancelled."
"The protests on Wednesday night were organised across the two main detention centres used to hold people for the scheme, Harmondsworth, near Heathrow, and Brook House, near Gatwick. Detainees told the Guardian they were peacefully resisting being taken to the airport because they believed that while France was generally a safe country, it was not safe for some of them who had received threats from people smugglers."
More than 100 detained asylum seekers staged overnight protests at Harmondsworth and Brook House against the UK's one in, one out removals to France. Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas were deployed to quell the protests. The first one in, one out flight of 2026 departed after a previous cancellation. Detainees produced four reports documenting concerns about the scheme and detention conditions. Many resisted airport transfers because they feared targeted threats from people smugglers and potential onward return under EU law to countries where they face danger. Critics describe the scheme as random and ineffective, and recent removals and crossing figures suggest limited deterrent effect so far.
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