Vile illegal migrants caught on camera looking into women's bedrooms

Male illegal migrants detained at an immigration centre have been caught on camera looking into women's bedrooms.

A review conducted by the Chief Inspector of Prisons found that female asylum seekers at the centre need a staff escort to move around the facility at all times - while their male counterparts were able to roam freely.

Charlie Taylor’s report - which warned that female migrants are being put at risk of harm from their male counterparts - found that 43 per cent of women at the Dungavel immigration removal centre in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, feel unsafe when they go outside.

According to Home Office figures, 119 women were detained in immigration removal centres and residential short-term holding facilities as of December 2025.

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Inspectors at Dungavel - which holds both men and women in separate units - discovered groups of male migrants hanging outside the windows of female detainees and attempting to peer into the rooms.

The report noted that the men would ask inspectors why they were not allowed to “mix with female detainees”.

The damning review also found that the Scottish facility was housing a man deemed to pose a risk of harm to women and another individual with impending prosecutions for sexual offences.

Mr Taylor's report said: “Some women said they never left the female unit unless absolutely necessary, while others were reluctant even when escorted."

One woman told inspectors: “We cannot go outside because of the males and our time to do things are quick because of them.”

Mr Taylor first sounded the alarm over safety fears at the facility in 2021, when he warned that women were being forced to mix with male migrants with histories of sexual violence due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Chief Inspector of Prisons also used the review to slam staff for moving women across the country late at night.

The report revealed that women who were pregnant, physically unwell or at risk of self-harm or suicide, were transferred with “little regard for their health or the appropriateness of the transfer".

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It noted: “These journeys could be disruptive and exhausting and could further exacerbate existing health conditions.

“One woman described the process of being transferred as psychological torture.”

Inspectors also voiced concerns at how staff adopted “concerning practices” around the use of handcuffs.

It noted one incident where staff handcuffed a heavily pregnant woman at one detention facility.

Speaking about the review, Mr Taylor said: “Far fewer women than men are held in immigration detention in the UK, and, as a result, their experiences are still largely shaped by policies designed for men.

“This report outlines where current processes fall short for women, but also what is working well.

"In the facilities we visited for this review, we found compassionate and committed staff working hard to support a complex population.

“We hope our findings will help the Home Office and its contractors continue to improve the support for these very vulnerable detainees.”

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