The protest on Friday outside the Bell Hotel came after the government won a court challenge which means asylum seekers can continue to be housed at the Essex hotel.
Police secure the area as protesters dubbed the ‘Pink Ladies’ hold union flags outside the Bell Hotel in Epping. (Picture: Carlos Jasso/AFP)
All three remain in custody, police said.
Assistant chief constable Glen Pavelin said: “Protest is a democratic right, and we’ll always do all we can to facilitate that, for every group seeking to make their voice heard.
“However, the right to protest does not include a right to commit crime and tonight a small number of people were arrested. Two officers sustained injuries which are thankfully not serious.
Somani Hotels, which owns the Epping building, and the Home Office won their challenge against the High Court ruling on Friday, which would have stopped 138 asylum seekers from being housed there.
One protester who appeared outside the hotel told the PA news agency the Court of Appeal ruling could result in civil unrest.
In nearby Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, a video posted on YouTube showed dozens of protesters behind barriers near the Delta Marriott hotel, which has also been used to house asylum seekers.
At one point, protesters appeared to clash with officers.
With PA
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