In response to the court ruling on Friday, one migrant in his 30s told The Telegraph: “I am pleased. It had been a worry.”
This comes after the Home Office won a legal appeal allowing the Bell Hotel to continue to house the 138 asylum seekers living there.
However, the mood among residents stood in stark contrast.
Carmen, who wore a pink top that said “Pink Ladies Say, The Only Way is Epping, Send Them Home” on it, said: “Today’s ruling is just devastating, absolutely devastating. It will probably cause civil unrest.
“It’s shocking, it’s like they’ve won. The schools go back next week – the kids will be walking around the back, it’s not good.”
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