The Fact That We Lost Control Of Asylum Numbers 20 Years Ago Is No Good Reason For Repeating The Experience
Asylum claims are running at 44,000 per year when main applicants and dependants are considered (year to September 2021 – Home Office data). Former senior diplomat Lord Kerr of of Kinlochard claims that asylum claims are at half the level of 20 years ago (Lords Hansard 25 Nov 2021 Col 1083-4). While technically accurate, the […]
Illegal Channel Crisis – 3 Key Facts To Remember
Here are three key facts to remember about the illegal immigration crisis in the Channel, which has seen over 28,400 people come in the past year, and a total of 40,000 since 2018. 1. Many people crossing the Channel destroy their identity documents. This risks security and calls into question the good faith in which asylum claims […]
Now Judges Make It Even Harder To Tackle People Smuggling
A common question from members of the public is: “How many people are convicted of people’s smuggling in the UK?” There is no specific criminal offence of “people smuggling” on the UK statute books, but the Home Office holds information on the number of charges and convictions as a result of action by Immigration Enforcement […]
Asylum Abuse By Adults Pretending To Be Children
Summary (for a shorter summary of this paper click here). 1. The system for checking the age of asylum claimants is so loose that it gives the benefit of the doubt to those saying without proof that they are minors. In the midst of this, there has been a major rise in asylum fraud by adults pretending […]
Surging Illegal Boat Crossings Drive Record Spike In Asylum Age Fraud
There has been a significant rise in cases of asylum fraud by adults pretending to be children. Analysis of Home Office statistics by Migration Watch UKshows that, where age was disputed and resolved in the past year, 1,118 people who claimed to be children were found to be 18 years old or older (two out […]
Many If Not Most Of Those Crossing The Channel Destroy Their Identity Documents
Deliberate destruction of documentation by tens of thousands crossing the Channel in boats without prior permission must be treated as prima facie evidence of asylum abuse where such persons seek protection (as 98% do). Such actions are already a criminal offence. Yet we increasingly take tens of thousands of people in who we cannot identify – immediately […]
Nearly 1,000 Foreign Criminals Disappear – Including Killers, Rapists And Arsonists
The latest Home Office figures suggest that the number of foreign criminals who are subject to deportation who are living amongst the UK public has hit 11,000. And now a freedom of information release has shown that the Government has lost more than 900 foreign criminals including murderers, over 50 robbers and almost 40 rapists […]
We Need A British Bill Of Rights
Commenting, Dr Ben Greening, Executive Director of Migration Watch UK, said: “It is high time for the law to be overhauled and updated for the modern era. It has been far too open to exploitation by those with no right to be in the UK. For example, two thirds of successful appeals against deportation relate to Article […]
What Is The Standard Of Proof Required In Asylum Claims?
The share of asylum application approvals at the initial (pre-appeal) stage has risen dramatically in the past few years. While 34% of decisions at initial stage were grants in the year to September 2017, 64% of decisions at initial stage were grants of asylum or another form of protection in the year to September 2021 (an […]
About Half Of Five Million Net Overseas Immigrants Since 2000 Went To London, The South East And East Of England
In London and the South East, the housing market and transport infrastructure are under huge strain thanks to crippling overpopulation which is being mostly driven by uncontrolled mass immigration. Now – as our border is breached regularly and promiscuously (with government encouragement) by people traffickers making criminal profits by exploiting irregular migrants on the Continent […]