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Asylum Hotel Migrant Evictions Set to Begin in the Spring
The Home Office plans to evict some asylum seekers from hotels starting this spring, targeting those able to work and aiming to close more hotels by April, with 111,651 people receiving support.
- Facing political pressure, ministers will ramp up hotel closures this year to reduce asylum system strain and deter people-smuggling and small-boat crossings, promising visible progress in coming months.
- Around 32,000 asylum seekers were housed in 200 hotels at the end of last year, while the Home Office plans to rehouse people in military barracks, HMOs and pop-up buildings.
- Ministers hope the move will speed hotel closures this year, Shabana Mahmood aims for further shutdowns by April, and the government plans to expand one-in, one-out returns deals with France and Germany while considering removals to Syria.
- MPs and watchdogs say billions were wasted on hotel contracts and oversight was weak, while so far in 2026 just 32 people have crossed, arriving in a single boat on January 5.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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