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Home Office Plans 83 Asylum Families Housing, Council Objects

6/30/2026

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The Home Office proposal will place 83 asylum-seeker families in 21 new homes on the Stoke Heath estate.
MP Mark Pritchard has asked Immigration Minister Alex Norris to discuss the plan.
Shropshire Council wrote to the Home Secretary expressing strong concerns, noting that contractor Serco says it follows Home Office placement orders.
The Home Office says it is restoring order by cutting asylum claims 12 percent and increasing removals 41 percent.

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The Home Office proposal will place 83 asylum-seeker families in 21 new homes on the Stoke Heath estate.
MP Mark Pritchard has asked Immigration Minister Alex Norris to discuss the plan.
Shropshire Council wrote to the Home Secretary expressing strong concerns, noting that contractor Serco says it follows Home Office placement orders.
The Home Office says it is restoring order by cutting asylum claims 12 percent and increasing removals 41 percent.