An asylum seeker who says he was amongst a bunch of migrants left stranded in central London on Tuesday night time has mentioned they weren’t informed the place they have been going by officers.
The man, who gave his title as Hasibullah, from Afghanistan, mentioned he was amongst a bunch of 45 migrants who have been faraway from Manston migration centre in Kent and brought to Victoria coach station.
The Home Office has confirmed that greater than 1,000 folks have been moved off the overcrowded migrant processing web site within the final 5 days.
“They tell us ‘you go by bus'”, he informed Sky News.
“We know that we go to London but we don’t know where.”
Speaking exterior the resort in Norwich the place 11 members of the group have been ultimately taken, Hasibullah mentioned they weren’t given any directions or instructions.
“When we reach London, the driver tell us ‘you go out’. Then, we don’t know where we go,” he mentioned.
Asked if officers informed them they have been going to a resort, he replied: “No, they did not tell us hotel or house.”
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been criticised over the circumstances at Manston, which is designed to carry a most of 1,600 folks – however has been used to deal with round 3,500 folks for weeks.
Ms Braverman visited the centre on Thursday and confirmed that steps are being taken “immediately” to enhance the scenario at Manston.
The group have been discovered by a volunteer from a homeless charity, who alerted the Home Office and helped to rearrange transport to Norwich for many who weren’t in a position to stick with pals or household.
Volunteer Danial Abass informed Sky correspondent Shamaan Freeman-Powell that he was on a routine stroll to feed homeless folks on Tuesday when he was approached by people who have been “disoriented, desperate and completely lost” close to Victoria coach station.
“It was really a quite disturbing and distressing sight to see.”
He mentioned numerous the lads have been sporting flip-flops, gray tracksuits, identification tags round their fingers and “big blue industrial bin bags with no jackets or socks”.
Mr Abass mentioned he took one of many males to Primark on Oxford Street and acquired him jackets, sneakers, garments, hats and dinner from McDonald’s.
Mr Abass mentioned he understood that the bus arrived in London from Manston and that almost all of individuals on board had contacts and addresses to go to in London, however 11 of them had nowhere to go.
He added that the group thought they have been headed to a resort in London after which could be taken to an asylum interview in Croydon.
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Mr Abass was then suggested by the Home Office to get the group to Norwich by taxi.
A Home Office spokesperson mentioned: “The welfare of those in our care is of the utmost importance and asylum seekers are only released from Manston when we have assurances that they have accommodation to go to.
“We labored at tempo to search out lodging for the people as quickly as we have been notified, and they’re now in lodging and being supported.”
Source: information.sky.com”