Former immigration removal centre being expanded to house up to 200 men as they wait for decisions
A former immigration removal centre is being expanded to house up to 200 men as they await decisions on asylum claims, it has emerged, triggering accusations of a fresh “hostile environment” policy from the government.
The construction of prefab-style accommodation at the privately run Yarl’s Wood centre in Bedfordshire follow a series of damning reports on conditions at two former army barracks sites in Kent and Pembrokeshire being used to hold up to 600 asylum-seeking men.
