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Posted on 02/16/2026 5:31:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
More than 70 small boat migrants have landed a taxpayer-funded windfall after the High Court ruled the Home Office acted unlawfully by seizing their mobile phones on arrival in Britain.
The controversial policy, introduced during a surge in Channel crossings in 2020, saw asylum seekers searched and their mobiles and SIM cards confiscated, with data in many cases said to have been fully downloaded.
Devices were often allegedly held for three months or longer, and some were never returned.
More than 70 small boat migrants have landed a taxpayer-funded windfall after the High Court ruled the Home Office acted unlawfully by seizing their mobile phones on arrival in Britain.
The controversial policy, introduced during a surge in Channel crossings in 2020, saw asylum seekers searched and their mobiles and SIM cards confiscated, with data in many cases said to have been fully downloaded.
Devices were often allegedly held for three months or longer, and some were never returned.
It confirmed that of the £210,800 paid out, £163,900 accounted for 'pure compensation costs', while a further £46,900 was paid under Calderbank offers - confidential 'without prejudice' agreements - covering both compensation and legal costs without distinction.
The legal battle stems from a judicial review launched in November 2020 by three asylum seekers, identified only as HM, MA and KH.
The High Court heard that nearly 2,000 phones were taken between April and November 2020 under what was described as a blanket policy.
Until July 2020, all seized devices and SIM cards were subjected to full data downloads.
After that date, downloads were limited to cases where a 'person of interest' had been identified on a boat.
In January 2022, the case came before the High Court, with judgment handed down two months later.
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The UK is so gone. It’s swirling down the drain to a vile, rancid destination…. NEVER TO RETURN.
Invaders should be shot. They have no rights.
What is happening to the once “Great” Britain is so sad. We can’t let it happen here.
Enjoy the SUCK UK taxpayers
The “High Court” is high on drugs.....
I’m an old guy, and I’m evidently missing an opportunity by sitting at home and doing word searches.
I should be making repeated crossings of the English Channel, at least until some British official violates my rights. Then I’d be in the money.
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The trick, I guess, would be to disguise myself as a Muslim. Maybe if I wave a knife around - that would be enough.
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Insanity.
$7,000 each is probably triple what their annual income was in Africa.
Could be said about the US of A
Dey already got dey’s reporations.
KeirStasi’s Great Dar al Islam..
It would seem prudent for anyone concerned with the well-being of the UK to ascertain exactly whom completely unvetted persons sneaking into the country -- who might possibly have terrorist or criminal (or both) connections -- might be speaking to, or texting with, or planning with.
But that sort of sensible concern doesn't seem very popular anymore.
ENOUCH POWELL: Tried to warm you dummies, you didn’t want to listen.
Another very bad, very expensive decision in Britain.
It’s as though Angela Merkle moved to England and applied for a job. “I must continue My Work!”
And it sure looks like they are on a sprint to the finish !!!
A country sinking into pure madness is a terrible thing to watch.
Get them a new phone. That’s it.
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