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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

Briefings / January 10, 2012

The UK routinely detains migrants, in particular ex-offenders, for periods of years, when the prospects of deportation are remote. Around 9% of asylum claims are processed on the Detained Fast Track, in which asylum-seekers are detained for increasing periods in inappropriate conditions.