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| About 150 detainees are to be released from asylum centres to make space for inmates caught up in protests at an immigration complex in west London. | |
| The 500-capacity Harmondsworth centre near Heathrow airport will be partly evacuated, the Home Office said. | The 500-capacity Harmondsworth centre near Heathrow airport will be partly evacuated, the Home Office said. |
| The detainees will be transferred to centres around the UK as other people are released on bail. | The detainees will be transferred to centres around the UK as other people are released on bail. |
| Asylum seekers started fires and spelt out Help and SOS with sheets in a day of protest over living conditions. | Asylum seekers started fires and spelt out Help and SOS with sheets in a day of protest over living conditions. |
| 'Sabotage attempt' | 'Sabotage attempt' |
| Lin Homer, head of the immigration and nationality directorate, said it would be necessary to bail about 150 "immigration offenders" from elsewhere. | |
| But she stressed no foreign national prisoners would be released. | But she stressed no foreign national prisoners would be released. |
| She said the disturbance at Harmondsworth had been a "deliberate attempt to sabotage" deportations. | She said the disturbance at Harmondsworth had been a "deliberate attempt to sabotage" deportations. |
| "Removal will still be pursued vigorously in all cases," she said. | "Removal will still be pursued vigorously in all cases," she said. |
| "We will prioritise the cases according to risk." | "We will prioritise the cases according to risk." |
| Police were alerted at about 0040 GMT Wednesday as unrest which spread to all four wings of the centre, housing 482 residents. | Police were alerted at about 0040 GMT Wednesday as unrest which spread to all four wings of the centre, housing 482 residents. |
| The unrest erupted following the publication of a report raising concerns about poor relations between staff and detainees at the centre. | The unrest erupted following the publication of a report raising concerns about poor relations between staff and detainees at the centre. |
| This is yet another example of John Reid's mismanagement of the immigration system Damian GreenShadow immigration minister | This is yet another example of John Reid's mismanagement of the immigration system Damian GreenShadow immigration minister |
| Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers said her latest report on Harmondsworth gave it the poorest rating she had yet issued on such a facility. | Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers said her latest report on Harmondsworth gave it the poorest rating she had yet issued on such a facility. |
| It was not meeting any of her major tests and more than 60% of detainees said they felt unsafe, the report said. | It was not meeting any of her major tests and more than 60% of detainees said they felt unsafe, the report said. |
| Home Office minister Liam Byrne said he took Ms Owers' report recommendations "very seriously". | Home Office minister Liam Byrne said he took Ms Owers' report recommendations "very seriously". |
| "An action plan responding in detail is currently being drawn up to ensure further improvements are made," he said. | "An action plan responding in detail is currently being drawn up to ensure further improvements are made," he said. |
| Shadow immigration minister Damian Green criticised Home Secretary John Reid over the need to bail detainees. | Shadow immigration minister Damian Green criticised Home Secretary John Reid over the need to bail detainees. |
| He said: "This is yet another example of John Reid's mismanagement of the immigration system." | He said: "This is yet another example of John Reid's mismanagement of the immigration system." |