Asylum escapees urged - hand yourselves in; The World Today.ASYLUM seekers who escaped from a detention centre detention centre Noun a place where young people may be detained for short periods of time by order of a court Noun 1. detention centre have been urged to hand themselves in to police by a leading immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. rights campaigner. Imam Sajid, former chairman of Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, who provide independent legal advice for asylum applicants, told the escapees who broke out last night: "If you have a grievance do it properly - hand yourselves in now and get legal representation." Police are searching for 16 detainees who fled the Campsfield House Campsfield House is a privately run Immigration detention Centre near Oxford. It has been the site of a number of protests from human rights campaigners and has seen a number of hunger strikes and one suicide. Immigration Detention Immigration detention is the policy of holding certain groups of unauthorised arrivals in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, or to repatriate them to their country of departure. Centre, in Oxfordshire. They have already caught 10 men who escaped after fires were started at the centre. The breakout comes after a week of tension which saw several protests by detainees. |
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