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May 18 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
Just heard horrifying news. A detainee who is schizophrenic, was off his meds, did not have capacity to act in his best interest (tonnes of medical evidence to support this - he was extremely paranoid and did not believe there was a flight on 18th) #Jamaica50 #StopThePlane (1/3)
His family, his lawyer - all thought he had no removal directions. His family have just learned he is in Jamaica. This man is severely unwell, has been here since childhood & lived in assisted housing most of his adult life #Jamaica50 #StopThePlane (2/3)
The family are in deep deep shock. He is utterly lost. THIS is the reality of the nasty, dirty, racist tricks @ukhomeoffice pull to make these flights happen. Take advantage of vulnerable man’s illness to put him on a plane without letting even his lawyer know #Jamaica50 (3/3)

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Spoke to Romanian detainee Colnbrook - situation highlights utter insanity of @ukhomeoffice policy & procedure. He is DESPERATE to return to his sick wife & child, he’s begun a hunger strike, here is his story #StopThePlane #Jamaica50 (thread 1/7)
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#Jamaica50 flight has gone. @Wamosair are profiteers who took @ukhomeoffice blood money - not airline used before. We believe there is 10 or less on flight, smallest no since they restarted in 2019 post #WindrushScandal thank you to everyone who took action (1/5)
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#Jamaica50 Voices - Listen to the videos in this thread as D speaks out from Colnbrook about the conditions he's endured as someone who entered detention COVID free & is now gasping for breath & struggling with his mental health in isolation. Time to #StopThePlane (Thread 1/8)
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