No arrests made during protests outside hotel housing asylum seekers, police say

No arrests made during protests outside hotel housing asylum seekers, police say

No arrests were made during fresh protests held outside an Oxford hotel housing asylum seekers, police say.

Protests outside Oxford asylum hotel as campaigners call for unity and compassion

Around 50 protesters from Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) and other local groups gathered yesterday outside a Holiday Inn Express near the Kassam Stadium to oppose a smaller anti-immigration demonstration. The counter-protesters rallied in support of the asylum seekers currently housed at the hotel by the Home Office. Section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 allows the Home Secretary to provide accommodation and support to migrants who are de…