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August 25, 2020

Activists Say U.K. Detention of Refugee Children Unlawful
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In Britain, refugee rights activists are sounding the alarm over the
ongoing detention of unaccompanied children, who arrive on boats through
the English Channel. The children are reportedly being held at a
facility that for months warned the British government it did not have
the resources to safely house the rising number of young asylum seekers.
Activists say British immigration officials are breaking the law, which
prohibits the government from detaining unaccompanied children for
longer than 24 hours. Last week, the body of a young man from Sudan
washed up on a beach after he drowned while attempting to cross from
France to England through the English Channel. Activists say
anti-refugee policies have denied asylum seekers safe and legal routes
to Britain.


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