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Asylum seekers currently held inside Napier Barracks have been sleeping outside a accommodation block in sub-zero temperatures as part of a protest against long delays in processing their asylum claims and the poor conditions they are subjected to inside the holding centre on the 12th of January 2021, Folkestone Kent. Over 400 asylum seekers are being kept at Napier Barracks in unsuitable, cold accommodation, they are experiencing mental health issues as well as being vulnerable to health conditions including COVID-19. (photo by Andy Aitchison)

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Asylum seekers currently held inside Napier Barracks have been sleeping outside a accommodation block in sub-zero temperatures as part of a protest against long delays in processing their asylum claims and the poor conditions they are subjected to inside the holding centre on the 12th of January 2021, Folkestone Kent. Over 400 asylum seekers are being kept at Napier Barracks in unsuitable, cold accommodation, they are experiencing mental health issues as well as being vulnerable to health conditions including COVID-19. (photo by Andy Aitchison)