A man who left his motherland to save his life after his family were killed said asylum seekers "are seen as animals". Nabil Salum, who currently lives in a Nottingham hotel, said he joined a group who were looking to escape Somalia when he was only a teenager.
Mr Salum, aged 22, said that leaving his homeland "was not a choice, but a matter of life or death". He has been to countries like Germany, the Netherlands and France, seeking to obtain a document that will allow him to stay somewhere safe, get a job, and make a life for himself.
He is one of the "many" asylum seekers currently living in the Best Western Plus Nottingham Westminster Hotel on Mansfield Road, near Carrington. Mr Salum said he arrived in Nottingham around four months ago.
