First 46 asylum seekers arrive at former RAF airbase in Essex - take a look inside the camp
The first group arrived at the converted Wethersfield Airfield air base on Wednesday.
They will be free to leave for up to seven days at a time or for 14 days within any six-month period.People trafficker jailed for more than 12 years - after 39 Vietnamese migrants died in a lorry containerPicture: PA "We've got about 50 people arriving today from various locations, but they arrived at our facility in Kent at the weekend on small boats," she said.Asylum seekers arriving at the processing facility in Kent will be screened, with biometric and health testing, and assessed for suitability for the Wethersfield site.
"The plan is we will go to a maximum of 1,700 by the autumn, the site will be fully functional by that point," she said.Everyone who arrives at the Wethersfield site will be presented with a welcome pack at the briefing centre.
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