A High Court Judge ruled asylum seekers can no longer be housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping after multiple recent protests. Epping Forest District Council won an interim injunction, describing the hotel as a feeding ground for unrest. The judgement requires all migrants currently housed there — around 140 men as of last month — to leave by 4pm on 12 September. The Home Office, responsible for asylum and protection, must now find alternative accommodation and warned the ruling would substantially impact its capacity to house asylum seekers across the UK. Other councils have expressed interest in similar action, though none have launched legal proceedings.
A High Court Judge ruled that asylum seekers can no longer be housed at a hotel in Epping that has been the site of multiple protests in recent weeks. Epping Forest District Council won an interim injunction to stop asylum seekers being hosted at The Bell Hotel, saying it had become a feeding ground for unrest. The judgement requires all migrants currently housed in the hotel around 140 men as of last month to leave by 4pm on 12 September.
The Home Office is responsible for asylum and protection in the UK, and must now find somewhere else for these people to go. Reacting to the ruling, it warned it would substantially impact its ability to house asylum seekers across the UK. Home secretary Yvette Cooper had unsuccessfully attempted to have the council's case dismissed shortly before the ruling. All migrants currently housed in the Bell Hotel are required to leave by 4pm on 12 September (PA)
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