The High Court in England heard that a nine-year-old child is the youngest unaccompanied migrant to be housed in a hotel alongside asylum-seekers. The disclosure came during a preliminary hearing overseen by Mr Justice Johnson, which focused on the use of hotels to accommodate unaccompanied children. According to Lisa Giovannetti KC, the lead barrister for the Home Office, a significant number of asylum-seekers placed in hotels were children under the age of 16.
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The Home Office is preparing to reopen a hotel in Hove, East Sussex, despite the fact that 50 young people who were previously housed there are still missing. In response, council officials have initiated legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman, seeking a court ruling that would prevent the use of the hotel. Their concerns centre around the potential targeting of children by criminals and abusers.
