US EditionAsylum seekers moved into Crowborough Army Camp despite local opposition
The Home Office has relocated 27 asylum seekers to Crowborough Army Camp, a site set to house up to 500 single adult males, aiming to reduce hotel use and cut costs by 15%.
- On Thursday, January 22, the Home Office confirmed 27 asylum seekers were moved into Crowborough Training Camp, East Sussex, and said the site will be scaled up to more than 500 bed spaces.
- The Government plans to scale up military sites like Crowborough and Cameron Barracks to end asylum hotels by this Parliament, and the Home Office says this will reduce 'pull factors' encouraging Channel crossings.
- Operating with 24/7 specialist security, Crowborough camp uses CCTV and strict sign-in procedures while arrivals complete health and police screening beforehand.
- Wealden District Council has sought legal advice and is exploring a challenge after saying ministers did not listen to objections, while campaigners held weekly protests since last October and residents crowdfunded over £5,000 for legal action.
- Across the country, the Home Office reports over 200 asylum hotels cost more than 5.7 million per day, despite a 15 per cent overall cost reduction, the department says.
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Crowborough resident blasts 'sneaky Labour' as migrants snuck into camp overnight: 'Utterly shameful!'
A furious Crowborough resident has accused Labour of acting “sneakily” after asylum seekers were moved into a former military site overnight, branding the move “utterly shameful”.At least 27 men have arrived at the Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, with the Home Office confirming plans to scale the site up to house more than 500 migrants as part of its mission to end the use of migrant hotels.Speaking to Home and Security Editor Mark Whi…
The pictures that show what life will be like for migrants in Sussex military camp
The first of 500 illegal migrants have been moved to a military base in East Sussex as part of plans to end the use of asylum seekers hotels, the Home Office has said. 27 asylum seekers were moved to the Crowborough military barracks in East Sussex on Wednesday. The former base will house single, male asylum seekers for up to three months while their claims are processed, although there has been local opposition to the plan. The Government annou…
Home Office Buses First Migrants into Crowborough Army Camp Under Cover of Darkness
The first set of migrants to be housed at Crowborough army camp has been bused in overnight under the cover of darkness after months of Home Office denials that a decision had been taken to house asylum seekers there.
First asylum seekers moved onto ex-military barracks in drive to close hotels - The Mirror
A group of 27 asylum seekers were in the first wave to be moved to Crowborough training camp in East Sussex in the early hours - with Shabana Mahmood branding it 'just the start'
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