Migrants who ‘lie and cheat’ should not be given this reward, Zia Yusuf rages | Politics | News | EUROtoday

Migrants who “lie and cheat” their method into Britain shouldn’t be given handouts to assist them battle to remain, Zia Yusuf has declared. Reform UK’s house affairs spokesman warned asylum seekers are being “rewarded” after they obtain hundreds in authorized help.

Mr Yusuf instructed the Daily Express the “British people should never be expected to foot the bill for those who make a mockery of our laws”. And Nigel Farage’s get together has mentioned immigration legal professionals and authorized advisers who assist migrants to cheat the system needs to be prosecuted and face jail sentences of as much as two years.

It comes as recent revelations detailed how migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of home abuse to remain within the UK.

Mr Yusuf mentioned: “Asylum seekers who cheat and lie to get to Britain have already proven they are utterly unsuitable to reside here, and the same people are rewarded for their dishonesty with hard-earned taxpayer money.

“More than £135 million worth of public funds has been spent since 2018 on this farce, yet the country is being told to cut back on its spending.

“Reform will end all legal aid for those who enter the country illegally or overstay on their visa – because the British people should never be expected to foot the bill for those who make a mockery of our laws.”

A file 39,095 individuals sought sanctuary after arriving on a research, work or customer visa final yr.

Of this group of claimants, 12,578 held a research visa, 13,557 arrived on a piece visa, 7,521 used a customer visa and 5,439 held different types of depart.

But officers are more and more involved about how among the cohort who arrive on visas are exploiting loopholes to stay in Britain when their visas expire.

Some migrants, each female and male, are duping British companions into relationships and marriage after which making pretend home abuse claims after transferring to the UK.

Others are being inspired to manufacture abuse allegations by authorized advisers who promote on-line.

The variety of individuals claiming fast-track residency on the premise of home abuse has now reached greater than 5,500 a yr – a quantity which has risen by greater than 50% in simply three years.

And authorized advisers are charging hundreds to teach international nationals whose pupil and work visas are expiring on search sanctuary to remain indefinitely and declare advantages.

They are encouraging individuals to say they’re homosexual as a result of there aren’t any checks, including that it’s “the very method everyone is adopting”, a BBC investigation has claimed.

Some even supplied to rearrange for individuals to faux that they had same-sex relationships with purchasers, with others compiling dossiers of staged pictures and faux help letters.

Mr Yusuf added: “We already know exploitative asylum seekers will say whatever it takes to enter the country illegally. But a new BBC investigation has laid bare just how ridiculous Britain’s asylum system has become.

“Unscrupulous lawyers are helping men to pose as gay to game Home Office rules by pretending to be an oppressed minority under the protection of the 1951 Refugee Act.

“And immigration advisors are sickeningly profiting by telling migrants to falsely claim being victims of domestic abuse.

“It is time to end this madness for good.

“Under a Reform Government, anyone found to profiteering from the border crisis will face prosecution.

“Law firms that make thousands of pounds setting up asylum seekers in fraudulent same sex partnerships – with one lawyer even promising to help present a Pakistani client’s wife as a “lesbian” – will face severe sanctions underneath a “strict liability” framework.

“Defrauding the British people will not be tolerated: facilitating a fake asylum claim will become a criminal offence with no requirement to prove intent during prosecution, and will carry a sentence of up to two years.”

Downing Street branded the reported actions as “shameful”.

Asked in regards to the reviews, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman mentioned: “Both the Home Office and Immigration Advice Authority are investigating the claims made by the BBC, both yesterday and today, to ensure anyone potentially abusing our immigration system is held accountable.

“Any attempt to misuse protections designed to protect genuine victims from the devastation of domestic abuse is shameful and completely unacceptable.

“The Home Secretary has been clear that those trying to defraud the British people to remain in the UK will have their application refused and find themselves on a one-way flight out of Britain.

“Where unethical and illegal practices are identified and evidence exists, legal practitioners will be referred to the police through the relevant regulatory body.”

Asked whether or not the Prime Minister was assured claims had been being scrutinised carefully sufficient, the spokesman mentioned: “The asylum system is built on robust safeguards, so every claim is rigorously and fairly assessed, abuse is actively uncovered, and these procedures are continually reviewed to shut down misuse.”