Climate and Migrant Justice North East
No to Hassockfield
The No To Hassockfield campaign was set up in early 2021. We are fighting for the closure of the Women’s Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in County Durham.
Known as Hassockfield when it was announced, it has now been renamed Derwentside IRC by the government. It replaces Yarl’s Wood in Bedfordshire as the main IRC for women in the UK.
The IRC was run initially for the Home Office by Mitie Group PLC, an outsourcing giant and the largest provider of immigration detention in the UK. Mitie is one of the biggest profiteers of the ongoing hostile environment towards people seeking sanctuary and other migrants. Its two year contract ended in mid 2023 and the Home Office has now engaged another giant company,Serco, on a nine year contract.
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