UK Border Force detained pregnant woman for 24 hours, inspectors find

Report says children are routinely handcuffed and those detained often held in ‘very poor conditions’

A pregnant woman was detained at the UK border for more than 24 hours with “little meaningful contact”, a damning report into the agency responsible for controlling entry to the country has revealed.

Children are being routinely handcuffed by Border Force when they arrive in the UK before they are detained in its short-term holding facilities, which are often in “very poor” condition, inspectors said.

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