Legal Matters

Now judges make it even harder to tackle people smuggling

Surging illegal boat crossings drive record spike in asylum age fraud

Asylum abuse by adults pretending to be children

Many if not most of those crossing the Channel destroy their identity documents

Nearly 1,000 foreign criminals disappear – including killers, rapists and arsonists

We need a British Bill of Rights

What is the standard of proof required in asylum claims?

How many taxpayer-funded mobile phones have been given to illegal immigrants?

Channel crossings are a scandal but illegal entries via all routes are rising fast

What is the evidence of asylum fraud?

24,000 people illegally crossed the Channel this year but just five have been returned

What do the public think about illegal Channel crossings?

Experimental official research: Net migration in year to June 2020 was 247,000

Our written evidence on the government’s proposed asylum reforms

100,000+ convictions for not paying television licence fee but fewer than 50 for illegal entry

Illegal entries rose even as global travel was restricted during pandemic