Two people arrested over alleged asylum identity fraud

5 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 6

A woman in her late forties and a man in his early twenties were detained in east London raids led by Home Office Immigration Enforcement.
The arrests followed a BBC undercover report alleging advisers coached migrants nearing visa expiry to fake being gay and produce false letters and photographs for asylum claims.
Immigration Minister Mike Tapp said the practice harms genuine asylum seekers, while opposition parties used the case to renew wider arguments over asylum policy and enforcement.

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