A former military site will now house more than 500 asylum seekers, to end the use of asylum hotels. Strict on site security will be ensured and advanced screening against police and immigration databases will be carried out on residents. Asylum seekers will only be there for up to three months while their asylum claim is processed. The opening of Crowborough is the first Ministry of Defence (MOD) large site to go live, an important part of our plan to tackle illegal migration. Sites like these

The first asylum seekers have been moved into a former military barracks in East Sussex as ministers face pressure to end the use of hotels. Some 27 men have been housed at Crowborough Training Camp planned to accommodate more than 500 adult male migrants while their claims for asylum in the UK are being processed. The Government has vowed to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers by the end of this Parliament and announced plans to use the Crowborough base and Cameron Barracks in Inverne