Plans to House 2,000 Illegal Immigrants at Disused Military Base Delayed

Scampton Parish Council said it was informed by the Home Office that immigrants will not be moved to a local RAF base next month.

Groups of illegal immigrants are housed in tents after being brought in to Dover, Kent, from Border Force vessels following a number of small boat incidents in the English Channel, on Sept. 22, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA Media

The Home Office has delayed plans to move 2,000 illegal immigrants into the grounds of a disused RAF base at the centre of a legal battle.

Scampton Parish Council said it was informed by government officials on Thursday that immigrants won’t be housed at Lincolnshire’s RAF Scampton from next month.