ianstone
08-06-2010, 07:28 AM
'Leave or be deported' Border Agency ultimatum to families
06.08.10
Publicity stunt or the way ahead, lets hope this is the first of, hundreds of thousands to be sent back.
Families with children facing removal from the UK are being given a two-week ultimatum to leave the country voluntarily before being deported "within weeks" under a pilot scheme, it was reported today.
The Guardian said that if the families failed to leave they would be told they would be deported "at some point" within the following two weeks.
The pilot, launched by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-36650-uk-border-agency.do) last month, has been running in the north west of England as part of the review of alternatives to detaining children, the paper reported.
Failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants whose appeal rights have been exhausted are being told they are taking part in the pilot when they report to the UKBA's Reliance House in Liverpool (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-2586-liverpool.do), it was claimed.
The coalition agreement between the Conservative Party (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-56670-conservative-party-uk.do) and the Liberal Democrats (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-38743-liberal-democrats-uk.do) has pledged to end the detention of children for immigration purposes.
Last month Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-126329-nick-clegg.do) told MPs it was a "moral outrage" the previous Labour (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-94080-labour-party-uk.do) government locked up 1,000 children "who were innocent of any wrongdoing whatsoever".
He announced that the family unit at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre would shut, although his comments had to be clarified by the Home Office after he originally said the removal centre itself would be closed "for good".
The Yarl's Wood site in Bedfordshire (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-782-bedfordshire.do) holds people awaiting deportation but has been strongly criticised over reports children have been denied medical treatment, subjected to violence and forced to undress in front of officers of the opposite sex.
06.08.10
Publicity stunt or the way ahead, lets hope this is the first of, hundreds of thousands to be sent back.
Families with children facing removal from the UK are being given a two-week ultimatum to leave the country voluntarily before being deported "within weeks" under a pilot scheme, it was reported today.
The Guardian said that if the families failed to leave they would be told they would be deported "at some point" within the following two weeks.
The pilot, launched by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-36650-uk-border-agency.do) last month, has been running in the north west of England as part of the review of alternatives to detaining children, the paper reported.
Failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants whose appeal rights have been exhausted are being told they are taking part in the pilot when they report to the UKBA's Reliance House in Liverpool (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-2586-liverpool.do), it was claimed.
The coalition agreement between the Conservative Party (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-56670-conservative-party-uk.do) and the Liberal Democrats (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-38743-liberal-democrats-uk.do) has pledged to end the detention of children for immigration purposes.
Last month Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-126329-nick-clegg.do) told MPs it was a "moral outrage" the previous Labour (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-94080-labour-party-uk.do) government locked up 1,000 children "who were innocent of any wrongdoing whatsoever".
He announced that the family unit at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre would shut, although his comments had to be clarified by the Home Office after he originally said the removal centre itself would be closed "for good".
The Yarl's Wood site in Bedfordshire (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-782-bedfordshire.do) holds people awaiting deportation but has been strongly criticised over reports children have been denied medical treatment, subjected to violence and forced to undress in front of officers of the opposite sex.