"An undercover investigation by BBC News found that migrants with expiring visas were allegedly told how to get fake evidence, such as supporting letters or photographs, to go with their asylum claims. It included footage secretly filmed at an event for LGBT asylum seekers, at which many of the people told the reporter they were not gay."
"Mike Tapp, Immigration Minister, said: 'If lawyers, or so-called lawyers, and legal advisers are out there providing this dodgy advice, we're coming after that. And as you've seen today, we'll make those arrests.' He added: 'Our asylum system is there for people who are genuinely fleeing persecution and war and I'm really proud of that. But people that are trying to abuse it will not be accepted.'"
An undercover BBC News investigation uncovered immigration advisers allegedly instructing asylum seekers with expiring visas to falsely claim they were gay and providing guidance on obtaining fake evidence, including forged supporting letters and photographs. Secretly filmed footage at an LGBT asylum seeker event revealed many attendees admitted they were not actually gay. Following a Home Office investigation and raids in east London, a woman in her 40s was arrested for providing unlicensed immigration services under section 91 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, and a man in his early 20s was arrested on fraud charges. Immigration Minister Mike Tapp stated authorities would pursue advisers providing fraudulent guidance and emphasized the asylum system exists for those genuinely fleeing persecution.
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