Ministers will seek to appeal against the High Court's refusal to allow the Government to intervene in the case of a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping, Essex.
Security minister Dan Jarvis revealed on Friday the Home Office would appeal against the decision.
If successful, it would pave the way for a wider appeal against a temporary injunction blocking the Home Office from using the Bell Hotel as asylum accommodation.
The move comes after the High Court granted Epping Forest District Council the temporary injunction on Tuesday that blocked asylum seekers from being housed in the hotel from September 12.
The council had sought legal action after the asylum accommodation site had been at the centre of protests in recent weeks.
