Napier barracks will not close as planned due to an influx of asylum seekers arriving by small boats. The Home Office plans to operate Napier until September 2025. Although accommodation numbers had dwindled to about 40, they have increased again as new arrivals are taken to the site. The number of small boat arrivals has increased by more than 50% compared to last year, prompting the government's decision. Controversy surrounding mass accommodation facilities continues, highlighted by other proposed sites not materializing and protests against asylum hotels.
"Napier barracks, one of the first mass accommodation sites opened to house asylum seekers, will not be closing as planned due to an influx of small boats arrivals."
"In recent months, numbers at Napier have wound down to as few as 40 people; however, they have started to jump again with new arrivals soon after reaching the Kent coast."
"The Home Office has seen a more than 50% increase in the number of recent small boat arrivals compared to the same period last year."
"Mass accommodation sites have proved controversial, evidenced by proposals for RAF Scampton and Linton-on-Ouse not coming to fruition due to issues and protests."
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