Overview
- Sussex Police estimated about 1,800 people joined Sunday’s march to the Crowborough training camp, with no arrests reported during the protest.
- Three locals were arrested on Saturday over two incidents at the camp entrance the previous night, where a vehicle was obstructed and struck; all were later bailed pending inquiries.
- Twenty-seven men arrived at the site before dawn on Thursday, and the Home Office plans to scale capacity to around 500 single adult men.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged to defend any legal challenge and said the facility is part of efforts to end reliance on asylum hotels.
- The Home Office says the former barracks has 24/7 security with CCTV and strict sign‑in procedures, and that arrivals complete health and police checks before entering the site.