Home Office's decision to house migrants in 'squalid' Napier barracks in Folkestone was unlawful, High Court rules
The court heard public health experts had repeatedly raised concerns about the use of the site during a pandemic
Six asylum seekers brought the case, claiming Napier Barracks was "unsafe" and dormitory use caused a Covid-19 outbreak. "Insofar as the defendant considered that the accommodation was adequate for their needs, that view was irrational."Lawyers from Deighton Pierce Glynn have made fresh calls for the closure of the site, which they said still housed nearly 300 people.
"People seeking asylum are more vulnerable to physical and mental illness. They have the right to be treated with dignity and should not be accommodated in detention-style barracks."The former military site has been used by the Home Office since September 2020
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