The measures follow the escape of 12 asylum seekers, who have yet to be captured, from the flagship centre on 10 August.

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McAfee requested asylum in Guatemala, arguing that he left Belize to escape police persecution.

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Even if those immigrants are eventually given asylum, they may have waited in detention for months or years, separated from their families just for attempting to escape strife in their country of origin.

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