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Families of people deported by the Home Office driven into poverty
Protesters from Movement for Justice demonstrate Colnbrook and Harmondsworth immigration removal centres, demanding an end to the use of charter flights
FAMILIES of people deported by the Home Office have been driven into poverty and forced to rely on foodbanks, according to a new report.
The study by Families for Justice and Detention Action also found that children had developed signs of post-traumatic stress and depression following deportation.
The report, published on Friday, calls for the current automatic deportation rules to be scrapped.
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