Home Office condemned over refusal to disclose numbers on Manston detainees potentially held unlawfully
A view of the Manston immigration short-term holding facility located at the former Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Thanet, Kent
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THE Home Office has been accused of hiding figures on the number of people it detained at Manston for longer than the legal limit in order to avoid paying them damages.
Potentially thousands of ex-detainees held at the notorious asylum-processing facility in Kent may be eligible for compensation, campaigners have claimed.
This is because asylum law requires asylum-seekers held at facilities like Manston to be released within 24 hours.
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