http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,7991,1550021,00.html
"Refugee groups said the move was 'appalling and dangerous', with the volatile situation in Iraq meaning it is too soon to send people home. The Home Office said ministers do not accept that all parts of Iraq are affected by insurgent action and equally unsafe.
The Home Office refused last night to confirm the numbers who have been detained pending their removal, but refugee organisations believe it could run into hundreds. There are currently up to 7,000 failed Iraqi asylum seekers in Britain due to be deported, although some will have already gone home voluntarily."
