just way tooo convenient, right

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Tue 3 Jul 2018

In a study published in 2013, Bid studied a sample of 111 parents who had been separated from 200 children over a three-year period. The average period of detention had been 270 days.

Almost half the 200 children were placed in foster or local authority care during their parent’s detention. In 92 cases, the parent was eventually released. In 15 cases, however, the parent was deported or removed from the UK without their child.

In follow-up research in 2014, Bid studied a sample of 47 immigration detainees, and found that 11 were removed or deported without their children.

The charity stresses that it cannot be sure of the total numbers of parents and children who are being separated in this way each year. The Home Office did not provide a statement or respond to requests for information about the numbers.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...n-from-parents