When asylum seekers first arrive at Manston, a former military base outside Ramsgate in Kent, they are ushered from one enormous, grubby marquee to the next for a series of interviews and checks. As many as 1,000 people a day are processed at the site after crossing the Channel in small boats, and interviews continue through the night. Upon arrival in the UK, exhausted and disorientated, their phones and other belongings are taken from them and placed in distinctive blue plastic bags.
Venice is struggling under the weight of tens of thousands of daily visitors, with infrastructure and hotel bookings under extreme pressure, leading to last-minute visitors being turned away.
"If you commit a violent crime in Ontario, you will be caught, you will be prosecuted, and you will be locked up," Solicitor General Michale Kernzer stated. This reflects the government's tough stance on crime and indicates ongoing support for punitive measures rather than comprehensive reform for correctional facilities.