Abolish indefinite detention of immigrants by implementing a 1 month limit.

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Abolish indefinite detention of immigrants by implementing a 1 month limit.

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We have a policy of keeping some immigrants in indefinite detention. This is unjust as:
A. It can cause mental distress because of uncertainty, immigrants can be kept for longer than 1 year.
B. It can allow inefficiency in processing immigrants.
C. Some detained came to the UK as minors.

Additional Information

Report of a detention centre
https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/11/Yarls-Wood-Web-2017.pdf

'Nearly half of the detainees said they felt unsafe, and on further enquiry it transpired that this was largely an expression of concern as a result of uncertainty about the future and the prospect of
removal from the UK. '
'In several cases, detention was maintained despite the acceptance of professional evidence of torture.'
'Recommendation: There should be a strict time limit on the length of detention'

Cross-Parliamentary report
https://detentioninquiry.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/immigration-detention-inquiry-report.pdf

'There should be a time limit of 28 days on the length of time anyone can be held in immigration detention'

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