Manston asylum centre in overcrowding storm now ‘empty’ just weeks after 4,000 arrivals Manston has seen thousands of migrants pass through in recent weeks Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022
Manston asylum centre now empty after thousands moved to hotels Transfer of migrants to hotels follows controversies of overcrowding, disease and death of one man The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Manston asylum centre now empty after weeks of controversy Vacating of Home Office site follows series of concerns including over outbreak of diphtheria The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022
Minister declines to give details of migrant who died after Manston stay Robert Jenrick says it is known when the man arrived in the country, but insisted he cannot go into specifics. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Cold comfort Kent: where small-boat arrivals receive a fraying welcome From Dover harbour to Marston and Napier barracks, the UK is offering asylum seekers who cross the Channel a very mixed reception The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022
Support groups call for 'urgent action' after death of migrant at Manston centre A migrant staying at the Manston detention centre in Kent died on Saturday morning, the Home Office said before issuing their "heartfelt condolences" over the death Daily Mirror · Nov 20, 2022
Support groups call for ‘urgent action’ following death of migrant A person died in hospital after becoming unwell, the Home Office said. The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022
Person staying in Manston migrant processing centre dies in hospital A person staying at the Manston migrant processing centre has died, the Home Office has said. The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2022
Manston: Man staying at migrant processing centre dies in Kent hospital A man staying at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent has died in hospital after becoming unwell, the Home Office has said. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2022
Man held at Manston asylum processing centre dies in hospital The asylum seeker arrived in the UK on a small boat a week ago The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022
Migrant staying at Manston processing centre dies in hospital The man is understood to have arrived in the UK on a small boat a week ago. The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022
Migrant at Manston detention centre dies seven days after arriving in the UK The man died in hospital this morning after "becoming unwell", said the Home Office, adding there is "no evidence at this stage" to suggest the death was caused by an infectious disease Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022
Diphtheria outbreak hits asylum centre sparking urgent vaccination drive by Home Office Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said reports of diphtheria at the Manston processing centre had been "exaggerated" but UK Health Security Agency said there has been a spike Daily Mirror · Nov 12, 2022
Migrants at Manston to be vaccinated against diphtheria following spike in cases The UK Health Security Agency said it is moving with the Home Office to vaccinate migrants at the Kent site against the disease. The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022
The Conversation · Nov 11, 2022 UK immigration: creating a spectacle around people seeking asylum generates fear and chaos, not solutions When the Home Office left a group of people seeking asylum stranded at London’s Victoria Station last week, the scenes were stark. Hungry, cold and disoriented, they had been transported from Manston immigration centre, where 4,000 people were being crammed into a space built for 1,600.
Wales Online · Nov 10, 2022 Housing migrants in hotels is 'grim' says chief inspector of UK borders Mr Neal told MPs the conditions he encountered at the Manston processing centre had left him “speechless”
The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022 Manston holding facility: does the UK's treatment of asylum seekers violate the law? A woman held at the Manston holding facility in Kent is taking legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The asylum seeker claims that she was held unlawfully in “egregiously defective conditions” at the centre. Her case is supported by the organisation Detention Action, and another case is being put…
Daily Mirror · Nov 8, 2022 Manston migrant dragged away while shouting for help after 'being held for 30 days' A man started shouting 'help' and waving towards members of the media outside Manston migrant centre in Kent. He was asked to stop shouting before being dragged away
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022 MPs find people still sleeping on mats on visit to Manston asylum centre Home affairs committee members say site is still engulfed in crisis despite government assurances
The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2022 Manston migrant pinned against fence and dragged from cameras after shouting 'help' A MIGRANT trying to speak with the press at the Manston immigration processing centre was pinned against a fence and dragged out of view.
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022 Manston: Migrant dragged out of view after shouting for help at processing centre A PA news agency photographer was taking pictures at the Kent site when the incident took place
Manchester Evening News · Nov 7, 2022 ‘Stuck in limbo, waiting to be part of society’: The ‘detention-style’ camps and ‘bruising’ asylum system that await people fleeing persecution Charity workers in Manchester say they see first-hand the negative impact that the country's asylum process has on people arriving here for a better life
Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 UK and France in 'final stages' of deal to tackle Channel migrants crisis Downing Street said a deal was drawing near after talks between Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron - as the number of people at Manston airfield fell to 1,600
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 Watch: Immigration minister says population at Manston ‘back below 1,600’ The population at the Manston Migrant Processing Centre is “back below 1,600” with “over 2,300 people being placed in onward accommodation”, immigration minister Robert Jenrick has said. This comes as Business Secretary Grant Shapps stopped short of saying Home Secretary Suella Braverman followed the law in the treatment of asylum…
Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 UK was 'in danger' of breaking law at Manston migrants centre, says ex-Home Secretary Grant Shapps said he had received 'very clear' advice that the Government was close to breaking the law over its processing of asylum seekers and the Manston facility risked 'tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre'