At the beginning of this month, Manston was at the center of controversy because there were more than twice as many migrants as it was designed to house, with sickness and a lack of beds causing problems.
The Manston migrant processing center is now empty after experiencing significant overcrowding earlier this month.
The Home Office compound in Kent, where thousands of migrants who came in tiny boats since its opening in February have been housed, is currently empty.
Manston, a former military base, has been at the center of criticism in recent weeks due to its capacity to house up to 1,600 individuals for no longer than 24 hours.
However, there were approximately 4,000 people in the center earlier this month, and some of them had been there for considerably longer than they should have.
According to refugees, they were sleeping on cardboard while dissatisfaction among migrants spread owing to the deteriorating conditions.
With reports of diphtheria, concerns concerning contagious diseases were raised, and earlier this month, health authorities said that they were vaccination migrants at Manston against the sickness.
On Tuesday, the spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that Manston is intended to be a temporary detention facility where people are “often moved on.”
According to him, the number of migrants at Manston increased after a fire broke out at a different facility, necessitating their relocation there.
“You would expect daily numbers to be relatively modest,” he continued.
Migrants who are brought to Manston are moved into the Home Office’s asylum accommodation scheme, which in recent years has frequently involved hotels due to a housing scarcity.
Due to recent severe weather, fewer migrants have crossed the border than earlier in the year.
A man staying at Manston grew ill and passed away three days ago after coming to the United Kingdom by small boat the previous weekend.
The Home Office stated that there is “no indication at this time” that the death was “caused by an infectious condition.”
The Home Office stated that there will be no further remark until an autopsy has been conducted.
Since the beginning of November, only three days have seen migrants crossing the Channel into Kent.
The newest Home Office data reveals that between November 12-14, 2,225 migrants landed, while there were zero arrivals on all other days up to November 20.
So far this year, there have been more than 40,00 migrant crossings, compared to 28,561 for the entirety of 2021.
