Detainees left their rooms and went out into the courtyard in possession of various weapons, according to several local media, which specify that no detainee left the site and that no one was injured.
Detainees have caused “disturbancesSaturday morning at a west London migrant detention center during a power cut, the Home Office said. “There was a power cut at the Harmondsworth migrant detention centre, located near London’s Heathrow airport. The issue is being resolved. We are aware of the disturbances in the center and the relevant authorities have been notified and are on site.“said the Ministry of the Interior.
Detainees left their rooms and went out into the courtyard in possession of various weapons, according to several local media, which specify that no detainee left the site and that no one was injured. This incident comes after an already complicated week for the government, under pressure for its management of the influx of illegal immigrants, with revelations about the Manston reception center, overcrowded with more than 4,000 people detained for a capacity of 1,600 places .
Added to this is the throwing of incendiary devices at another center near Dover by a man found dead shortly afterwards. The file is sensitive for the conservatives in power, who have promised that Brexit will allow better control of the borders. Interior Minister Suella Braverman sparked controversy when she called parliament earlier this week “invasion» the influx of migrants arriving in the UK on small boats.
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She notably wondered about the real motivations of the Albanian arrivals, arousing an outcry from the opposition, the UN, and the Albanian government. Nearly 40,000 people have crossed the Channel since the beginning of the year to reach the United Kingdom, a record, including 12,000 Albanians, according to a figure recently mentioned.