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Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
The BBC ^ | April 15 | Billy Kenber, Politics investigations correspondent and Phil Kemp, Politics reporter

Posted on 04/15/2026 3:43:27 AM PDT by RandFan

A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the UK, the BBC has found.

In the first part of a major undercover investigation, we reveal how migrants whose visas are due to run out are being given fake cover stories and instructed in how to obtain fabricated evidence, including supporting letters, photographs and medical reports.

They then apply for asylum claiming to be gay and in fear for their lives if they return to Pakistan or Bangladesh.

In response to our findings, the Home Office said: "Anyone found trying to exploit the system will face the full force of the law, including removal from the UK."

The UK's asylum process offers protection to people who can't return to their home countries because they would be in danger, for example in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh where gay sex is illegal.

But the BBC News investigation reveals the process is being systematically exploited by legal advisers extracting fees from migrants who want to stay in the country.

These are often people whose student, work or tourist visas have expired, rather than those who have just arrived in the country on small boats or through other illegal routes.

This group now makes up 35% of all asylum claims, which topped 100,000 in 2025.

After gathering initial evidence, including tip-offs, we sent undercover reporters to investigate how willing immigration advisers were to help people make up false asylum claims.

The reporters posed as international students from Pakistan and Bangladesh whose visas were due to expire.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aliens; bangladesh; bbcfakenews; billykenber; fakeasylumseekers; fakehomos; fakenews; homosexualagenda; invaders; pakistan; philkemp; rop

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Well, well, well who would have thought of this one?
1 posted on 04/15/2026 3:43:27 AM PDT by RandFan
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They could remake the movie The Gay Deceivers now but with two scamming asylum seekers. I think it would be a huge hit


2 posted on 04/15/2026 3:46:53 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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What a bummer.


3 posted on 04/15/2026 3:52:18 AM PDT by Kudsman (Cheat free elections, too big to rig. )
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A shadow industry of law firms...

Was old Billy right, or what?
4 posted on 04/15/2026 4:09:28 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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England is so toast.

I have four English buddies from service in Israel. One emigrated to Australia 20 years ago. Another left last year and is traveling the world looking for a free place to land. Another is desperately trying to marry an American we know, or get over here on a visa to be a nurse. The last is considering moving to Israel, which is safer than Britain for a Jew.

What a Shiite show.


5 posted on 04/15/2026 4:10:12 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Groypers: “Low IQ” - PDJT)
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Our judicial system decends from the British system - which is crap.


6 posted on 04/15/2026 5:12:56 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, it is near the end of the day.)
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The British People lost their way.

Thank God for President Donald Trump, who had the wisdom, honesty, and courage to shine the Light of Truth--and for the American People who had the moral clarity to recognize it.

7 posted on 04/15/2026 5:40:14 AM PDT by Savage Beast (When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the people are ready, the hero appears.)
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🤔 “Hmm. Hmm… You said you and your brother are married…Riiight???” 😉🫠


8 posted on 04/15/2026 5:40:34 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Arrest the shadow groups assisting them to break the laws.


9 posted on 04/15/2026 5:42:06 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (A horrible historic indictment: Biden Democrats plunging us into Ukraine wars to hide their crimes!)
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maybe get the local football squad to test out the applicants?


10 posted on 04/15/2026 5:42:32 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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Big Mo is still dating.


11 posted on 04/15/2026 5:45:44 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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This should be grounds for getting dis-barred. Any attempt to deliberately deceive the gov’t should have some pretty hefty penalties.


12 posted on 04/15/2026 5:49:42 AM PDT by Twotone (Sometimes I wrestle with my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle.)
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There are two stories here. The first story is the story of detected fraud and corruption.

But the real story is the UK openly and officially gives preferential treatment to Sodomites.

Also implicit in this story -- a Christian family fleeing Pakistan better steer clear of the UK.

13 posted on 04/15/2026 5:56:41 AM PDT by Salman (Trump needs to go full Pinochet.)
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Archie Bunker was right about England.


14 posted on 04/15/2026 5:57:05 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Liars from the start and will keep it up as long as they can


15 posted on 04/15/2026 6:12:18 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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Being a sexual deviant like Swalwell is no excuse to demand asylum from a nation full of normal people.


16 posted on 04/15/2026 6:25:15 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Asshat the Piker needs to get his domestic terrorist ass out of my country. )
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