Refugee stories- modern Canterbury Tales

Knocks on the door at 6.30 am, people forced to dress and leave all their possessions behind, children bundled out into caged vans, individuals told to sign papers saying they agree to deportation even though they had lived in this country for over 20 years…no explanation given except that someone has informed on them.
 
Where is this happening? In England to-day.
This morning at Hay Festival we heard  Marina Lewycka , ( A  Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian ) and others tell these stories which sounded like something out of Kafka crossed with the KBG except this is the UK not Russia.
 
The tales are based on refugees held in detention camps where the average length of stay is three years. Most are released without charge to resume their normal lives, or what remains of it.
 
We heard how detainees were linked with established writers to have their stories told for the first time and published in a book to highlight their plight.
 
Afterwards a Welsh GP said in the Q&A session that she was not surprised at what she had heard. She listens to such stories every day. She says it’s deliberate government policy to instal  fear and intimidation in migrants , and all within the law, to deter them from coming to this country.
 
   
The work is not done by police but sub- contracted to security firms.