The Independent reports that the UK High Court found Home Secretary Yvette Cooper acted unlawfully by housing asylum seekers at a former RAF base in conditions deemed unsuitable and prison-like. The court criticized Cooper's failure to assess the impact on vulnerable individuals, including those with special needs, thus breaching the Equality Act. The refugee charity Care4Calais called for the immediate closure of the site, emphasizing the negative mental health impacts on asylum seekers. This ruling represents a significant legal setback for the government regarding treatment of migrants in the UK.
Today's legal judgement is confirmation that the Wethersfield camp is not suitable accommodation for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. The mental despair this camp has inflicted on vulnerable asylum seekers cannot be overstated.
Ms Cooper made a most serious and inexplicable omission by failing to assess the impact of housing vulnerable asylum seekers at a prison-like facility, leading to severe legal ramifications.
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