Wethersfield shelter seekers kept ‘illegal’ on air base

BBC News, Essex

A judge of the High Court has found that former Home Secretary Sula Breverman did an illegal job in adjusting three refugees on the former basis of RAF.
Men – who were at the MDP Vathersfield in Essex between July 2023 and February 2024 – argued that they were living in “gel -like” situations.
Shri Justice Timothy Mold said that the government failed to take into account the experiences of torture, mental health status and disabilities of three contenders.
He was also told that the asylum center was “severely insufficient”, in which the residents queued up for food and experienced the outbreak of itching.
Mr. Justice Mold ruled that the Brevermans were in violation of their duties under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
He said that the government failed to assess the “similarities implications” in the housing in Vathersfield, he said.
“This is one of the most serious and inexplicable lapses,” he said.
“This is the most obvious failure from the defendant to complete the equality of public sector.”

The first contender, referred to in the High Court as TG, was a victim of smuggling and severe physical violence, a disability and post-tromatic stress disorder and depression.
The other two – named MN and Ha – were also victims of torture and smuggling.
Ha struggled to stay in shared rooms at a large occupant site and was a “potentially weak person”.
A claim made by a fourth refugeer, which was also a pre-resident in MDP Vathersfield, was rejected by the judge.

The then Orthodox government announced a plan of home migrants at Wethersfield near RAF Scampton in March 2023, in March 2023, in March 2023.
The migrants were transferred to Vathersfield in July 2023 and there were initial plans to accommodate 1,700 people.
Lawyers working for the claimants said that their customers have “each serious in their mental health”.
In a statement to the media, he said: “(Violation) states that the Home Secretary not only needs a system capable of operating legally, they should act legally in each individual case.”
From Emily Sothil, Law firm Daitan Pierce Gelin, stated that the victims of torture and smuggling should not be placed in Vathersfield.
“We (current Home Secretary) urges Yvette Cooper to reflect this decision, eliminate the use of large sites and close Vathersfield for once and all,” said Ms. Sothil.
Maddy Harris of Human for Rights Network said: “It is an inhuman way to keep people in camp houses at east-monkey sites that are to treat security seekers.”
The BBC has contacted the home office and the office of Sula Breverman for remarks.