According to the Independent today a stateless young asylum seeker who is described as a "long term detainee", has been found dead in his cell at The Verne. It says he was stateless and cannot be returned to his own country. It is not yet known how or why he died.
The article about meaningless prison sentences misses out another important aspect. In the UK we lock up people for an indefinite period for no reason other than administrative convenience in our immigration system. The UK is the European Union's biggest detainer of migrants, many of whom will have been detained in conditions equivalent to high-security prisons as if they are serving prison sentences. Most cannot return to their country of origin for reasons beyond their control. Independent evidence shows that £75 million a year could be saved if we end this practice which wastes people's lives as well as all of our money.
Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Sanctuary welcome the judgement by the High Court on the lawfulness of the notorious Detention Fast Track.
Try this brief quiz, below, out over the summer, and try it with your friends too. see how they do! Do it without googling the answers!
SARAH TEATHER MP CHAIRS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO IMMIGRATION DETENTION.
Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Sanctuary welcome Part 5 the Citizens UK manifesto for 2015,