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All residents removed from Epping asylum hotel, says council
The council said only security staff remain after the Home Office moved residents out as a precaution over fire-safety regulations.
- On Thursday, the Home Office vacated all asylum seekers from The Bell Hotel in Essex, leaving only security staff onsite; Epping Forest District Council stated they were not informed in advance of the sudden removal.
- Epping Forest MP Neil Hudson met with Minister for Border Security and Asylum Alex Norris to press for permanent closure, citing a "series of deeply troubling incidents" and weekly community protests at the site.
- Last year, resident Hadush Kebatu sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, becoming a flashpoint; the Epping Forest District Council's legal challenge to stop the hotel's use failed in March following a High Court ruling.
- Reports indicate precautionary fire safety regulations prompted the sudden removal of residents, with the Home Office moving asylum seekers into basic accommodation as part of broader safety efforts.
- The Government maintains it is removing incentives for illegal migrants by closing every asylum hotel, with data showing asylum seeker populations in hotels have fallen by 35% in the last year.
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All asylum seekers 'removed' from Essex hotel at centre of protests
Asylum seekers have been removed from an Essex hotel, a council has said.
·Basildon, United Kingdom
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