England witnessed a day of protests on Saturday, August 9th, aimed at the national policy of housing asylum applicants close to local communities.
The form of the problem varies, from the Home Office filling entire hotels with migrants to local authorities renting ‘houses in multiple occupation’ (HMOs) from private landlords which they then fill with asylum seekers. This growing population primarily involves undocumented young men, whose alleged crimes fuel local safety concerns.
‘We are legal migrants against illegal immigration’
‘I moved here from China, I don’t feel safe at night’
‘I owe everything to this country’
Canary Wharf’s unlikely migrant-hotel protesters: pic.twitter.com/mVIloQmYF2
— spiked (@spikedonline) July 31, 2025
“ONE OF THE MIGRANTS IN THE HOTEL KILLED MY FRIEND’S SON”
Christine in Bournemouth gives her reasons for being at the Chine Migrant Hotel protest.
Enough is enough. pic.twitter.com/kjywoSjZ4C
— Kiera Diss (@KieraDiss) August 6, 2025
PROTEST: ⚠️ CROWDS GATHER OUTSIDE BROOK HOTEL IN NORWICH
Protesters assembled outside the Brook Hotel, where migrants are being housed, chanting anti-immigration slogans. Counter-protesters also turned up in support of refugees. Police kept both sides apart. pic.twitter.com/m3dmjkLzl3
— The_Independent (@TheIndeWire) August 8, 2025
