The Home Office is planning to expand immigration detention capacity at Haslar, in Gosport, Hampshire, according to reporting on the proposal. The Haslar immigration detention centre, which has been closed for about a decade, is proposed to be enlarged to accommodate around 600 men. The plan is described as involving a multi-storey expansion, with the facility set to be increased to a scale reported as roughly triple its previous size.
Local residents have expressed strong opposition, arguing that the changes could increase the impact on their community and expressing concerns about safety and living conditions. Coverage also states that the Home Office intends to relocate migrants into the enlarged site, with the figure of 600 men mentioned in connection with the move.
The reports focus on community reaction and the scale of the proposed expansion, but they do not provide detailed information here on the legal status of the detainees, the duration of detention, or any formal outcome of the planning process.
