Cedars (immigration detention)

Cedars was an immigration detention facility in Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom adjacent to Gatwick Airport.

It was operated by UK Visas and Immigration with security and facilities maintenance contracted out to G4S and Barnardo's providing social workers and child welfare services.

Opened in 2011,[1] Cedars was the first immigration detention center in the UK specifically designated for families with children.

Unlike other facilities for single adults, which are essentially medium security prisons holding immigration violators pending deportation, Cedars consisted of apartments in a more open atmosphere.

Residents also had access to organized recreational activities, healthcare, counselling, therapy, and ministerial services if needed or desired.