"The investigation secretly filmed at an event for LGBT asylum seekers where a succession of migrants told an undercover reporter that most of those attending were not genuinely gay."
"Immigration Minister Mike Tapp, who attended one of the raids, said such advice undermined the claims of genuine asylum seekers."
""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.""
""A handful of arrests changes nothing while the underlying incentive remains intact. The Conservatives would end it at source by banning asylum claims from illegal arrivals.""
Two individuals were arrested in east London as part of an investigation into immigration advisers assisting asylum seekers in fabricating claims of being gay. The Home Office's Immigration Enforcement team conducted coordinated raids following revelations that migrants were being coached on how to produce fake evidence for asylum applications. Immigration Minister Mike Tapp emphasized the importance of protecting genuine asylum seekers and vowed to take action against those providing fraudulent advice. Critics argue that arrests alone will not address the underlying issues in the asylum system.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]