Wrongful Detention in Plain Sight: The Shameful Reality of Age Disputes Under Operation Hillmore Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood's "one in, one out" deal with France.
This is a stark reminder of the Home Office's failure to safeguard those who need protection most – minors arriving on small boats.
The age disputed cases under Operation Hillmore have accumulated over nine months, resulting in 94 children being treated as adults.