UK detention of age-disputed children sparks legal and humanitarian concerns

The UK government has detained 76 asylum seekers identified as age-disputed children in facilities meant for adults under its controversial “one in, one out” policy. This approach, which trades the forced return of small boat arrivals to France for legal transfers of other refugees into the UK, has come under fire for detaining unaccompanied minors—contravening legal safeguards. Many of these children hail from conflict zones such as Eritrea, Sudan, and Afghanistan. Field reports reveal that at