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Immigration minister says legal action has begun on behalf of some detainees in Kent processing centre

‘Let’s get this sorted,’ official tells charity – but councils say migrants also dumped at Kent train stations

The letter described the conditions at the migrant processing centre in Kent as a 'prison' and claimed there were pregnant women and sick asylum seekers detained at the facility

Exclusive: People who had been held at Kent centre left ‘stressed and disoriented’ at Victoria station for hours, some in flip-flops

Council chiefs wrote to Suella Braverman setting out their concerns.

A young girl threw a letter in a bottle over the fence of the Kent processing centre to a PA news agency photographer

Overcrowded unit ‘like a prison’ say detainees in plea to media and aid groups

When someone hears the UK home secretary speaking about “stopping the invasion on our southern coast”, they might be forgiven for thinking Britain is at war. Suella Braverman’s description of refugees landing at Kent as an “invasion” is an unprecedented comment from a government minister speaking in parliament.

Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but is already struggling with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings