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The UK’s asylum accommodation programme was thrown into chaos this week, as the High Court ruled in favour of the Epping Forest district council to shut down the controversial Bell Hotel, which sparked a wave of anti-mass migration protests after one of its residents, an illegal alien from Ethiopia, allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Essex.
The Home Office — the government ministry tasked with managing immigration — had attempted to block the injunction to shut down the migrant hotel, arguing that it would “substantially impact” its ability to house migrants in hotels across Britain, given the likelihood of further challenges from other councils.
This appears to have been prescient, with Brexit boss Nigel Farage promptly announcing that all 12 councils under control of his Reform UK party would be launching legal challenges in the wake of the Epping ruling. While this may have been predictable, the issue seems set to snowball as even councils controlled by the governing Labour Party said they plan on launching legal challenges as well, belying the widespread public anger over the scheme.
Although the government gave the impression of being flustered about its next steps, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday evening that the Home Office had already begun this month contacting property specialists to commandeer at least 5,000 residential units to house some 20,000 hotel migrants. According to the paper, the government has been primarily targeting two-bedroom houses and flats to house, on average, four migrants each.
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The Home Office — the government ministry tasked with managing immigration — had attempted to block the injunction to shut down the migrant hotel, arguing that it would “substantially impact” its ability to house migrants in hotels across Britain, given the likelihood of further challenges from other councils.
This appears to have been prescient, with Brexit boss Nigel Farage promptly announcing that all 12 councils under control of his Reform UK party would be launching legal challenges in the wake of the Epping ruling. While this may have been predictable, the issue seems set to snowball as even councils controlled by the governing Labour Party said they plan on launching legal challenges as well, belying the widespread public anger over the scheme.
Although the government gave the impression of being flustered about its next steps, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday evening that the Home Office had already begun this month contacting property specialists to commandeer at least 5,000 residential units to house some 20,000 hotel migrants. According to the paper, the government has been primarily targeting two-bedroom houses and flats to house, on average, four migrants each.
UK Gov't Panic Contacts Private Residencies to House Hotel Migrants
In an act of apparent desperation, Britain's government has begun contacting thousands of properties to house tens of thousands of migrants
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"Commandeering."
