Campsfield Detention Center Reopens Amid Controversy
Update: 2025-12-05
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Government Reopens Immigration Detention Center Near Oxford, Despite CriticismThe government has reopened Campsfield, an immigration detention center near Oxford, aiming to house up to four hundred asylum seekers and foreign offenders. This decision comes as part of a broader plan to increase capacity for those awaiting deportation, despite concerns about poor conditions and mismanagement that led to its closure in 2019. The center will now have an additional one hundred sixty beds, with plans to expand to four hundred. The reopening has been met with significant opposition from local politicians and campaigners, who highlight issues like riots, self-harm, and detainees losing property in the original facility. The government insists the site has been redeveloped to high security standards and aims to strengthen immigration controls and streamline the deportation process.
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