The 19-year-old man absconded from custody during a hospital transfer, the Home Office has confirmed

Another migrant manhunt has been launched after an Albanian national escaped from an an immigration removal centre.

The Home Office confirmed that the 19-year-old man fled during a hospital transfer from Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre in Oxfordshire on Tuesday.

The Albanian national is not believed to be a risk to the general public, according to Sky News.

A spokesman for the Home Office said: "We can confirm that a detained person absconded while under escort from Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre on 14 July 2026.

"We have robust measures to track down and detain absconders. It would not be appropriate to comment further during a live investigation."

It is believed that the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement Criminal and Financial Investigation (CFI) teams are spearheading the search for the missing Albanian migrant.

The manhunt comes just hours after Greater Manchester Police confirmed it was urgently searching for a violent Sudanese migrant who escaped from prison while being transported to hospital.

Marwan Jumaa, who is said to be 20-years-old, was being transported from a secure hospital facility to North Manchester General for medical treatment when he absconded from custody.

Jumaa was serving an indefinite sentence in a secure hospital facility, after previously being convicted of two robberies, which saw two women and police officers receive serious injuries.

GB News disclosed that Jumaa, a Sudanese national who appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court last year, does not have indefinite leave to remain.

The People's Channel also revealed hat Jumaa was being kept in Belmarsh prison in South London while also being treated at a secure hospital unit in the Greater Manchester area.

Jumaa is described as a black male, of skinny build, with short dark hair, and is approximately 5ft 10ins in height.

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Greater Manchester Police said that Jumaa is believed to have links to Bury, Prestwich and Crumpsall areas in Greater Manchester.

Labour came under fire for its management of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre in January, after the Government splashed £70million for the facility, which was revealed to be holding just 50 men.

Campsfield House reopened its doors to migrants in December last year following a major refurbishment at the site.

It was built to hold up to 160 rejected asylum seekers or foreign criminals awaiting deportation.

But six weeks later, it was operating at less than a third of its capacity.

In 2019, the facility was forced to close its doors after being plagued by a host of problems - including hunger strikes, self-harm and suicides.

Albanians have been the most common nationality to face deportation from Britain - accounting for a quarter of enforced removals.

More than 2,247 Albanian nationals have been removed from British soil, according to the latest Home Office data.

In December 2022, Britain and Alabania signed a Joint Communique following an explosion in Albanians flooding into Britain via small boat.