Inside the former RAF airbase housing asylum seekers
- 10 months ago
The first 46 asylum seekers arrived at a former RAF airbase in Essex on Wednesday, 12 July, despite an ongoing legal challenge over using the site.
Migrants arrived at Wethersfield Airfield hours a High Court hearing and despite warnings from the local council that the site was not safe.
A local resident is challenging the government’s plans to house asylum seekers at the site.
Braintree District Council attempted to block the plans but lost a High Court bid and an appeal.
The Home Office plans to house 1,700 single adult men at the airbase.
Migrants arrived at Wethersfield Airfield hours a High Court hearing and despite warnings from the local council that the site was not safe.
A local resident is challenging the government’s plans to house asylum seekers at the site.
Braintree District Council attempted to block the plans but lost a High Court bid and an appeal.
The Home Office plans to house 1,700 single adult men at the airbase.