Epping hotel asylum seekers to remain at the Bell, court rules

A temporary prohibition that has blocked the shelter seekers being kept in the Essex Hotel, has been overturned in the appeal court.

Bell hotel lawyers and government challenged in Epping The High Court’s decision would have forced 138 asylum seekers To leave the site by 12 September.

Reversing the prohibition, Lord Justice Bean stated that the High Court’s verdict was “seriously flawed”.

The Epping Forest District Council, who received the initial prohibition, stated that “the fight was not over”.

The house office has hung itself for a wave Legal challenges from other councils On the use of hotels in your areas, afraid EPPING win will decide an example,

But Lord Justice Bean said that the decision of the High Court by Mr. Justice Aire failed to consider the challenges of transferring migrants.

He said, “The judge’s approach ignores the clear result that closing a site means that the capacity should be identified elsewhere in the system,” he said, while reading two other courts of the ruling and appeal judges made by him.

Reacting to the latest decision, Orthodox leader Kemi Badenoch said that it “holds the rights of illegal migrants above the rights of British people”.

A full High Court is expected to hear a permanent prohibition for the bell in mid -October.

There are thousands Participated in anti -immigration protests And counter-scorption outside Bell Hotel from July.

It kept a refugee -handler after being arrested and later accused of several crimes including sexual harassment of a 14 -year -old girl.

Hadush Kebatu, which is from Ethiopia, Refuses crimes and is on test,

The protests worked as a trigger to apply for an prohibition for the council, its legal team said in the court.

Lord Justice Bean said that it was “worrisome”, saying: “If the outbreak of protest enhances a case, it risks the risk of acting as an inspiration for further opposition – some of which may be disorganized – around the house.

“There is a risk of encouraging iniquity further.”

Police say 25 arrests have been made in connection with the disorder outside the hotel, in which 16 people have been accused.

Lord Justice Bean said that Mr. Justice Aire “made many errors” when Implementing prohibition on 19 August,

The High Court Judge was also criticized to refuse the 11th hour effort of Home Secretary Yett Cooper to dismiss the council case.

Lord Justice Bean said that he would have been given more information about the challenge of transferring asylum seekers.

In the High Court, the Eping Forest District Council claimed that Bell’s owner Somani hotels violated the plan rules by converting the site into asylum residence.

A spokesman said earlier, “The fight is not over and we will continue the fight.”

“It is no less than the people of the appearing, hopeful and worthy.”

Tory MP Neil Hudson said that the decision was a “terrible decision”.

But refugee Charity Care 4 CE-CE-CE-CE-CE-CE-CE-CE-CE, Steve Smith, “made it clear that violent protests, and in many cases overtake racism, this country is not a fast-track route to the right to attack the rights of people looking for the sanctuary in the country”.

Followed the decision Evidence being heard on Thursday,

Housing shelter seekers were described as “lifelines” for the site, which in August 2022 was filled with only 1% when the customers were open to pay.

Bakka Jones, director of the home office of asylum support, said that this bell would be a blow to lose 152 beds of the hotel when the pressure was “significantly and grow”.

It was reported in the hearing that by 31 March 103,684 adjusted asylums were higher than in 2024.

Filip Copel Casey, working for the Zilla Parishad, argued that the appeal had no “no compelling reason” for permission to bid.