Epping residents have been left outraged at the decision to continue operating The Bell Hotel for housing asylum seekers, following an initial victory for the community.
Speaking to GB News, Epping locals branded the ruling by the Court of Appeal "disgusting" and an "absolute disgrace" in light of the ongoing migrant crisis.
On Friday, the High Court injunction which called for the removal of 138 asylum seekers by September 12 was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Following the decision, it is understood at least 12 councils are to go ahead with legal action against the Government regarding migrant hotels in their area.
Epping residents have expressed their outrage at the decision to keep the migrant hotel open
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Voicing their frustrations, Epping protesters outside the migrant hotel told GB News National Reporter Jack Carson: "It's absolutely disgusting, I'm devastated, I feel like crying.
"We come here every week, show our support, and they've taken it that they've got more rights than us citizens, it is an absolute disgrace."
Another Epping local said: "There has to be suitable places to put them, not within communities, not scattered about houses. They're unchecked, and that makes them dangerous.
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Epping locals have been protesting following the decision by the court of appeal
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"Quite frankly, the migrants shouldn't be in there. The Government should have had proper detention centres or ex-military bases, where they should have gone and they should have been fenced in while they're processed."
The resident added: "They shouldn't be in amongst the local community. They shouldn't have opened the hotels in the first place.
"They should have made a proper place for them, not within communities. They know the boats are coming over, they know the situation with them. They know that they're unchecked, and quite frankly there should be a safe, secure place to put them, not in the lap of luxury in hotels within communities."
Reflecting on the ruling, the Epping local vowed the community will "keep going" in their protest against the hotel.
Locals to the Bell Hotel said the decision is a 'disgrace'
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She concluded: "We'll just keep going, we'll just keep protesting I guess. It was a foregone conclusion, nobody's surprised and everybody expected it."
Delivering the verdict, Lord Justice Bean, sitting with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb, warned that the previous ruling was "seriously flawed in principle".
He added: "The judge's approach ignores the obvious consequence that the closure of one site means capacity needs to be identified elsewhere in the system."