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Serious Incidents Surge at Gatwick Immigration Centre

12/4/2025

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Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) reports a sevenfold rise in serious incidents at the Gatwick immigration detention centre from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024.
The report notes protests, violence, pepper spray on detainees, and criticism of holding detainees under the now-canceled Rwanda scheme.
Sixty percent of detainees are released rather than deported.
Some detainees are held for more than 700 days, with mental health care remaining inadequate.

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Story summary

Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) reports a sevenfold rise in serious incidents at the Gatwick immigration detention centre from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024.
The report notes protests, violence, pepper spray on detainees, and criticism of holding detainees under the now-canceled Rwanda scheme.
Sixty percent of detainees are released rather than deported.
Some detainees are held for more than 700 days, with mental health care remaining inadequate.