UK detains 76 age-disputed migrants under one-in, one-out scheme
Immigration caseworkers face adult-detention processing for age-disputed arrivals
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UK detained 76 age-disputed unaccompanied child asylum seekers in adult detention centres pending forced removal to France under its one-in, one-out scheme.
Why it matters
Placing age-disputed arrivals in adult detention restricts access to child-specific safeguarding, healthcare and specialist legal support. Representatives and local authorities now face compressed windows to secure age assessments or legal challenges before removals proceed.
Implications
- — Home Office immigration caseworkers must immediately cease placing individuals they cannot verify as adults into adult detention without completed, documented age assessments — failure risks unlawful-detention claims and blocked removals.
- — Detention centre managers must immediately apply child-safeguarding and separate-accommodation protocols for any age-disputed detainee or face prompt legal challenges and regulatory investigation.
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