The number of asylum seekers who claim to be gay and have been granted permission to stay in the UK under European human rights law has hit a record high.
Last year, a record 2,133 migrants were granted asylum in the UK under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) provisions regarding sexual orientation. This is an increase from 762 people the previous year and 677 people in 2021. telegraph paper report.
According to the paper, the Home Office, which is responsible for regulating immigration, argued that they had the right to apply for asylum because they would be at risk of persecution because of their sexuality if they were returned to their home countries. Their asylum applications have been accepted. Remains under ECHR.
Immigrants from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan saw the most successful claims. Last year, 100 percent of claims brought by migrants from Afghanistan, El Salvador, Syria, Eritrea, Myanmar (Burma), Libya, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Yemen were approved, albeit in small numbers.
The UK left the European Union in 2020, but both the Conservative and current Labor governments are technically separate institutions from the EU, despite sharing the same campus, flag and national anthem. It refuses to withdraw from the ECHR and the relevant court in Strasbourg. and the general spirit.
The UK's continued membership is hotly debated, given the European Court of Justice's interference in UK domestic immigration policy. Migrants also often appeal to the ECHR to avoid deportation from the UK.
The growing number of migrants who are gay and are appealing to ECHR rules has also sparked skepticism, with some arguing that false claims could be used to subvert the asylum system. There is.
Migration Watch UK chairman Alp Mehmet said: 'It is impossible to be sure whether asylum seekers based on sexuality are genuine, but we are far too unprepared to give them the benefit of the doubt. There are too many examples of this happening.”
Last year, police conducted an undercover investigation. daily mail A pro-open borders lawyer has revealed his willingness to fabricate evidence to help illegal immigrants apply for asylum in the UK.
The investigation found that the lawyers were willing to falsify medical documents proving they had fabricated trauma and fabricate false backstories, including homosexual relationships, in order to fabricate “admirable elements of the asylum case.” It turned out that.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “It is important that we clear the backlog of asylum applications and provide protection to individuals fleeing persecution.”
“Our processes are underpinned by a robust framework of safeguards and quality checks to ensure that claims are properly considered, appropriate decisions are taken and protection is given to those who truly need it. Guaranteed.”
