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Dungavel Detention Centre
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Tory minister rejects MSP request to visit Dungavel detention centre
A Scottish politician's request for an official visit to Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre in South Lanarkshire has been rejected by the Home Office.
More than 500 people detained in police cells under immigration law
A human rights lawyer has called on the Scottish Government to 'demand answers' after it emerged that 537 people were held in police cells in Scotland under immigration law.
Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit
A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour made nearly £1m in profit last year.
Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers held despite doctors’ fears
Nearly 300 extremely vulnerable asylum seekers held in Dungavel by Home Office despite doctors expressing fears over their well-being.
UK ‘distorts’ torture evidence putting lives at risk
Government officials are increasingly challenging independent evidence of torture, raising fears genuine asylum seekers could be sent home.
