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Families of people deported by the Home Office driven into poverty
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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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