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UK to Train Public, Launch Appeals Authority, Expand Detention.

6/29/2026

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The UK government will train public members to decide asylum appeals, establishing an Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the authority will begin in late 2027, will remove up to 45,000 failed claimants and foreign offenders, and will expand removal centres at Campsfield and Haslar.
Bed capacity at Haslar will rise from 130 to 600 and at Campsfield from 160 to 400 to accommodate the increased removals.

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The UK government will train public members to decide asylum appeals, establishing an Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the authority will begin in late 2027, will remove up to 45,000 failed claimants and foreign offenders, and will expand removal centres at Campsfield and Haslar.
Bed capacity at Haslar will rise from 130 to 600 and at Campsfield from 160 to 400 to accommodate the increased removals.