"It’s like you’ve got some kind of illness and you’re just waiting to die"
That's how Mark Burkett, who served time in prison and was released, describes life battling the Home Office
He arrived in the UK, has two children, and has been detained for deportation twice since 2019
Priti Patel blames "galling last-minute legal claims" for the fact these flights leave almost empty
But those I spoke to say it's because access to legal help is a major challenge - it's often only in the days before deportation that detainees get proper solicitors
Ah why not, it's been a weird year but here's some stuff I'm proud of:
Did some work I'm really proud of in my last months at The Tab. This story on unis hiring investigators to deal with students accused of sexual assault made the nationals: thetab.com/uk/2021/06/14/…