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Furious villagers are preparing to take the Home Office to court over plans to increase the number of asylum seekers living at a former airfield by more than 60 per cent.
Families in the Essex village of Wethersfield say the proposal would lead to them being outnumbered by the camp's residents.
RAF Wethersfield is set to expand from 766 migrants to 1,245 and be used beyond the original plan of 2027.
That is despite repeated vows by ministers that they will 'stop the boats' and secure Britain's borders.
Villagers living near the site say their life has been 'hell' since it opened in June 2023 amid claims of antisocial behaviour and an atmosphere of 'intimidation'.
They describe being woken by noise from the camp and cars dropping and picking up migrants in the early hours.
Others claimed to have seen men defecating in nearby roads and fields.
Samantha Clarke-Holland, who lives yards from the camp, was forced to take her detached £895,000 home off the market after failing to get a single viewing.
She is now considering joining others and councils to bring fresh legal action against the Home Office in light of the expansion plans.
The 59-year-old mother said: 'We've previously taken the Home Office to court with a judicial review.
Our village has been taken over by asylum seekers
Families in the Essex village of Wethersfield say the plan would lead to them being outnumbered by the camp's residents.