Asylum seekers had been removed from properties on Thursday for their safety, according to the police, and there was no answer at a number of homes believed to have been used for that purpose when the Guardian visited. “I have HMOs [houses of multiple occupancy] with asylum seekers in them on both sides of my house,” said one man. View image in fullscreen Terry Jermy: ‘What we have seen … is outright criminality, mob rule and vigilante-style antics.’ View image in fullscreen Damage to the homes of people believed to be asylum seekers in Thetford. Those who protested in Thetford this week included participants in a regular protest outside RAF Barnham, outside the town.