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In September 2005 Manuel Bravo, an asylum seeker from Angola, hanged himself while in detention awaiting deportation with his 13-year-old son following a dawn raid at his home in Leeds. [30] In March 2014, 40-year-old Christine Case from Jamaica died at the centre from a massive pulmonary thrombo-embolism.
The Home Office’s purchase of a derelict prison for £15.4 million before deciding it cannot be used to house asylum seekers has raised concerns over its ability to stop such an “unacceptable ...
The company was founded in 1988 in Gloucestershire, where it is still based, was initially focused on the social housing sector as a contractor.In 1996, Mears Group was acquired by Bob Holt, who promptly took over management of the firm and embarked on an ambitious plan to greatly expand the business. [3]
Think tank criticises ‘glaring lack of effective oversight’ of contracts for asylum seeker hotels Cost of housing an asylum seeker ‘soars from £17k to £41k in just four years’ as hotel ...
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When it was constructed in 2008, it provided short-term hostel-style accommodation using the former officer's mess. [2] It has since been extended, including a high-security compound opened in 2018. The high-security compound replaced the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre which was closed at the end of 2018.
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[3] [4] After the facility was closed, the state planned to demolish nearly half the buildings, citing either their deteriorated condition or the presence of asbestos. [5] In 2017, the state opened a request for proposals for redevelopment of about 256 acres (104 ha), representing most of the previously developed portion of the land. [6]