Carmarthenshire County Council said it had received written confirmation of the decision from the Home Office.
The local authority said it had received written confirmation from the Home Office of its decision to withdraw the plan.The council said its chief executive and leader wrote to Home Office ministers and senior civil servants last week.
“On the issue of providing sanctuary to people in desperate need, I will reiterate Carmarthenshire County Council’s desire to continue to welcome our share of asylum seekers from countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan and Syria to our county via the dispersal model which has worked successfully in Carmarthenshire for many years.”
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