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"Migrants were pepper-sprayed at a UK immigration detention centre amid rising levels of violence and unrest, a damning inspection report reveals. Inspectors at the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) found there had been a surge in incidents at the scandal-hit Brook House centre, from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024, with an increase in illegal drug use and attacks on staff and other detainees."
The Independent operates paywall-free and solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting, investigations, and documentaries highlighting issues such as reproductive rights and climate change. The outlet emphasizes parsing facts from messaging and aims to reach audiences across the political spectrum. An Independent Monitoring Board inspection found a sharp rise in incidents at Brook House immigration detention centre, increasing from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024. The report records more illegal drug use, attacks on staff and detainees, several large protests of 25–40 people, men climbing anti-suicide netting, and repeated deployments of the National Tactical Response Group.
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Read at www.independent.co.uk
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