First migrants bussed into army camp in dead of night despite furious local protests
The first group of migrants has been transported into a Sussex barracks overnight.
The coach, with a police escort, was driven onto the Crowborough Camp in persistent rain just before 3.30am today.
Leader of Wealden District Council James Partridge announced that they had been told the camp would open last night.
He told The Argus: “I’m really sorry to let you know that the Home Office Minister, Alex Norris, that the Home Office have decided to open the Crowborough Army Camp for use as a temporary site for asylum seekers.
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"I told the minister that we still strongly feel that’s the wrong decision for all reasons you’ll be familiar with."
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