asylum fraud

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Apr 15, 2026 • via BBC News

Barrister Sells £4,500 Asylum Makeover

Undercover exposes coaching in fake gay, atheist, and activist claims

A non-practising barrister markets fabricated persecution evidence to secure asylum grants, revealing Home Office verification failures amid cross-party border neglect. Successful shams strain housing and taxpayers.

Apr 15, 2026 • via BBC News

£7,000 Secures Fabricated Gay Persecution

35% of 2025 asylum claims trace to visa overstayers coached in deception

BBC exposes advisers charging thousands to fake gay asylum bids from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Verification failures let 35% of 100,000+ claims exploit the system unchecked.

Nov 23, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Asylum Claims from Kuwait Double in Four Years as Fraud Scripts Circulate

Home Office approvals hit 81 percent amid decade-old warnings of Iraqi fakes

Smuggling guides coach migrants to exploit Bidoon status for UK refuge, driving a surge in claims and approvals despite known fraud patterns and failed verifications.