Migrants advised to make false domestic abuse claims to avoid deportation

Migrants entering the UK have been found fabricating domestic abuse allegations to secure rapid permanent residency in Britain, exploiting protections designed for genuine victims. Applications through the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession have surged beyond 5,500 annually, representing an increase exceeding 50 per cent over three years, according to data obtained by a Freedom of Information request. Lawyers told the BBC that insufficient Home Office verification processes allow these claims to succeed with minimal evidence, leaving unsuspecting British partners devastated by false accusations. Both male and female migrants were found to be deceiving British citizens into relationships and marriages before lodging fabricated abuse claims after arriving in the UK. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Some are being coached to invent allegations by unregulated advisers advertising their services online. During a meeting at a St Pancras hotel lounge in late February, a BBC undercover reporter posing as a Pakistani immigrant captured an immigration adviser offering to manufacture a domestic abuse claim for £900. Eli Ciswaka, operating under the name Corporate Immigration UK, explained he would frame the case as "psychological domestic abuse" and craft a convincing narrative for the Home Office. "How many were successful?" the reporter asked. "All of them," Ciswaka replied, displaying an official Home Office approval letter from a previous client. MORE TO FOLLOW... LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Now small boats are being launched from BELGIUM as migrants bypass French crackdown Police officers told to treat stop and search suspects with 'dignity' in wake of race row One in five British teenagers hide political views over fears of being cancelled Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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