The initial cohort are expected to be single men who crossed the Channel by small boat and who have been deemed to be economic migrants rather than refugees fleeing their homelands for safety.
The group, which included several women and at least one child, was escorted to the harbour in Kent shortly after 3.30pm on Border Force cutter Speedwell.
Residents in Linton-on-Ouse, which contains just 700 registered voters, have been stunned by plans to house more than 1,500 refugees at the former airbase in the middle of the village.