Khadar Mohamed, a 24-year-old Somali asylum seeker, expressed gratitude to Keir Starmer after being granted leave to remain in the UK on human rights grounds, moving from Epping’s Bell Hotel to Bradford.
He hopes others at the hotel, facing similar situations, will also stay, emphasizing asylum seekers’ desire to contribute through work.
Summer protests at the hotel saw anti-immigration demonstrations, some with face coverings and English flags, amid tensions.
The one-in-one-out deal with France, implemented recently, saw its first deportation—an Indian national—while an Eritrean man challenges his removal, citing trafficking claims.
Epping District Council’s bid to close the hotel heads to the Supreme Court after a High Court injunction was overturned.
Mohamed’s story highlights asylum seekers’ resilience and the contentious immigration debate, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood praising the deportation as a step forward.
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