More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres

Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas called in to quell action at Harmondsworth and Brook House facilities

More than 100 asylum seekers held at two immigration detention centres have staged overnight protests against the UK’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme with France.

Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas arrived to quell the protests.

The first “one in, one out” flight of 2026 is understood to have taken off on Thursday morning after a flight last week was cancelled.

Asylum seekers detained for removal to France under “one in, one out” have produced four reports documenting their concerns about the scheme and their detention conditions.

More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres

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