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A former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has been found to have acted unlawfully by accommodating three asylum seekers at MDP Wethersfield, a former RAF base in Essex. The men, who resided at the site between July 2023 and February 2024, argued that they were living in conditions reminiscent of a prison. Mr. Justice Timothy Mould concluded that the government had failed to consider the experiences of the three claimants, who had faced torture, mental health issues, and disabilities.
In his ruling, Mr. Justice Mould highlighted that Braverman had breached her duties under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The judge criticized the government for not assessing the “equalities implications” of housing the asylum seekers at Wethersfield, describing it as a serious and unacceptable omission. The government, however, expressed satisfaction that the court had ruled in its favor on most grounds, noting that the legal challenge had been inherited from the previous Conservative administration.
The first claimant, known in court as TG, had been a victim of trafficking and severe physical violence, in addition to experiencing a disability, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression. The other two claimants, referred to as MN and HAA, were also victims of torture and trafficking. HAA, described as a potentially vulnerable individual, struggled with shared accommodation at the site. A claim made by a fourth asylum seeker who had also resided at MDP Wethersfield was dismissed by the judge.
The then-Conservative government had announced plans to house migrants at Wethersfield and RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire in March 2023. Residents near Wethersfield had protested against the use of the site as an asylum center, including staging demonstrations in July 2023. Lawyers representing the claimants emphasized that their clients had experienced a significant deterioration in their mental health during their stay at Wethersfield. They called on the current Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, to consider the judgment and put an end to the use of large asylum sites like Wethersfield
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