UK government ruled to have unlawfully housed unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels
- High Court rules the UK government acted unlawfully by routinely housing unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels.
- The child protection charity ECPAT brought legal action against the Home Office and Kent authorities over the improper hotel accommodations.
- Justice Chamberlain states authorities breached duties of care to all children regardless of immigration status.
- ECPAT says hundreds of children went missing and may have been trafficked due to government failures.
- The judge ruled hotels should only be used temporarily in emergencies, not as a systematic solution.