Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry
Immigration,World,United Kingdom,Asylum Seekers,Migrants,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Fraud,Europe
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From fake news websites to staged political protests and bogus medical conditions, asylum seekers and the advisers helping them are using an array of fabricated evidence to bolster their fake claims.
It all amounts to a sham industry, which includes charging migrants for advice on how to pose as gay to claim asylum, as exposed by the first part of our undercover investigation into the immigration system.
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