UK deports one illegal immigrant every eight minutes
From our ANI Correspondent

London, July 24: Illegal immigrants will have no place in the United Kingdom, if the country's Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) has its way.

With one illegal immigrant being deported every eight minutes, plans are now afoot to increase deportation of such foreign nationals.

In this regard, Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has announced that opening of a new BIA removal centre at Gatwick.

The new facilities will open in 2008 under the name Brook House.

"Last year we deported an illegal immigrant every eight minutes, removals of failed asylum seekers hit a record high and we've doubled the pace we're removing foreign national prisoners. Building this new removal centre at Gatwick sends a very clear message to those here illegally. We'll do everything we can to send you home," said Byrne.

The Government's first priority is to deal with the most harmful first and over the past 12 months almost 3,000 foreign national prisoners have been removed from the UK. The removal of failed asylum seekers was at its highest level in 2006, while asylum applications have fallen by a massive 76 per cent since their peak in 2002.

Brook House will be a purpose-built secure facility with 426 male and female detention bedspaces - providing safe and secure facilities for those who have entered the UK illegally. It will be situated within the boundary fence of Gatwick Airport, close to existing immigration facilities at Tinsley House.


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