Tag: Manston

UK to Vaccinate Newly Arrived Illegal Immigrants Against Diphtheria After One Death Reported

The UK government has said it will offer vaccinations against diphtheria to all newly arrived illegal immigrants at the Manston processing centre in Kent, after confirming a detainee who died last week had tested positive for the illness. The Home Office said the man—who had reportedly arrived in the UK on Nov. 12 after crossing…


UK to Vaccinate Newly Arrived Illegal Immigrants Against Diphtheria After 1 Death Reported

The UK government has said it will offer vaccinations against diphtheria to all newly arrived illegal immigrants at the Manston processing centre in Kent, after confirming a detainee who died last week had tested positive for the illness. The Home Office said the man—who had reportedly arrived in the UK on Nov. 12 after crossing…


Braverman Tells MPs ‘We Have Failed to Control Our Borders’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman, appearing before a committee of MPs asking questions about the government’s handling of the influx of illegal immigrants across the English Channel, has admitted failing to control Britain’s borders. Lee Anderson, a Conservative MP who sits on the Home Affairs Committee, asked her if the government was putting more asylum seekers…


Illegal Immigrant Staying at Manston Processing Centre Dies in Hospital: UK Home Office

An illegal immigrant died in hospital after falling ill at the Manston processing centre in Kent, the UK Home Office has said. The Home Office said the man died in hospital on Nov. 19 after “becoming unwell” in the temporary holding facility for illegal immigrants. According to British media reports, the man arrived in the…


UK Migrant Crisis: Chairman of Manston Parish Council Calls for Albanians to be ‘Utilised’ in Scotland

MANSTON, Kent—The chairman of the local parish council in the English village of Manston—where a former RAF base has been turned into a processing centre for illegal immigrants—has suggested young Albanian immigrants be sent to Scotland where they could be “utilised” by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The government announced this week that, as of 8…


Sunak Says UK’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis Is ‘Serious and Escalating Problem’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the wave of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel is a “serious and escalating problem,” and admitted the Home Office has been too slow to process asylum claims. Almost 40,000 people have crossed the Channel this year in small boats, including 12,000 people from Albania, a peaceful country with…