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Council wins temporary injunction over asylum hotel

Asylum seekers are to be removed from an Essex hotel that has became the focus of protests this summer.

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By Dan Peters | 19 August 2025
Epping Forest DC © Epping Forest District Council

Asylum seekers are to be removed from an Essex hotel that has became the focus of protests this summer.

Epping Forest DC was granted a temporary High Court injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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