{"id":325132,"date":"2026-03-11T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-battle-for-crowborough\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:00:11","slug":"inside-the-battle-for-crowborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-battle-for-crowborough\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the battle for Crowborough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/i-8ZNX2SDcc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the battle for Crowborough\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-8ZNX2SDcc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>ITV News Reporter Sam Holder has filmed with an underground network of people who say they&#8217;ve faced threats of extreme violence for trying to help migrants being housed in Crowborough, East Sussex. <\/p>\n<p>They meet in secret locations, blinds drawn.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone attending has to be verified before being allowed to come.<\/p>\n<p>At this meeting, around 50 volunteers have turned up, including more than 15 new recruits. Men and women ranging in age from their seventies to their twenties.<\/p>\n<p>Operating clandestinely because they say they&#8217;ve been branded \u2018traitors\u2019 by their opponents and threatened with violent repercussions, including acid attacks and rape.<\/p>\n<p>The reason: they are a pro-migrant group in the deeply divided town of Crowborough.<\/p>\n<p>The government is planning to move more than 500 asylum seekers into a former army camp on the edge of the small Sussex town. The camp will house the migrants &#8211; all men &#8211; while a decision is made about their asylum applications.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a controversial move that has led to a split amongst residents in Crowborough.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITV News Reporter Sam Holder has filmed with an underground network of people who say they&#8217;ve faced threats of extreme violence for trying to help migrants being housed in Crowborough, East Sussex. They meet in secret locations, blinds drawn. 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