‘Child migrants’ arriving in UK revealed to be adults – Sun
The recent case in Kent highlights a growing trend of asylum seekers lying about their age
Ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday.
Kent is the primary arrival point for migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats. Illegal crossings remain a hot-button issue, fueling anti-immigrant sentiment alongside a string of high-profile criminal cases linked to migrants. Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants crossed into the UK in small boats over the past five days alone, according to government data.
A group of migrants in Kent County Council care was reassessed last year after staff raised concerns about their age, The Sun reported, citing government data released under freedom of information laws.
“This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said. “We have seen absurd cases where illegal immigrants, including a Sudanese man with a receding hairline and facial hair, pretended to be children when they were clearly adults.”
The situation will “get worse now Labour’s Borders Act has passed, which no longer allows illegal immigrants to be treated as over-18 if they refuse to take an age-assessment test,” Philp added.
The Labour Party has lost significant ground to the Euroskeptic and anti-immigration Reform UK party in recent local and parliamentary elections. The government has tried several methods to tackle migration, including a plan championed by the Conservatives to relocate illegal migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda, which was scrapped after Labour came to power in 2024.
The number of adult migrants posing as children has quadrupled over the past decade, reaching more than 1,000 last year, the Daily Mail reported, citing Home Office data.
In 2022, the government pledged to improve methods for assessing the age of asylum seekers, including X-rays, CT scans, and MRI imaging. Last year, the BBC reported that authorities were planning to use AI technology to verify migrants’ ages.
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The recent case in Kent highlights a growing trend of asylum seekers lying about their. Meanwhile ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday.
Basically “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
On one hand the situation will “get worse now Labour’s Borders Act has passed, which no longer allows illegal immigrants to be treated as over-18 if they refuse to take an age-assessment test,” Philp added. But at the same time the recent case in Kent highlights a growing trend of asylum seekers lying about their.
The fact that “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said really puts things into perspective.
Considering “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
What stands out is ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The bigger issue here is “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said. That changes the calculation.
In other words ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday. Curious to see how this develops.
The recent case in Kent highlights a growing trend of asylum seekers lying about their. Meanwhile ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday.
Basically “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
When you look at kent is the primary arrival point for migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, the implications are hard to ignore.
On one hand the situation will “get worse now Labour’s Borders Act has passed, which no longer allows illegal immigrants to be treated as over-18 if they refuse to take an age-assessment test,” Philp added. But at the same time the recent case in Kent highlights a growing trend of asylum seekers lying about their.
The fact that “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said really puts things into perspective.
In other words kent is the primary arrival point for migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats. Curious to see how this develops.
The bigger issue here is kent is the primary arrival point for migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats. That changes the calculation.
English Channel has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
Considering “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that kent is the primary arrival point for migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats really puts things into perspective.
What stands out is ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The bigger issue here is “This puts children already in foster or children’s homes in danger,” Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said. That changes the calculation.
In other words ten of the 19 migrants slated to be placed in foster homes or children’s care in Kent, England, turned out to be adults, The Sun reported on Monday. Curious to see how this develops.
English Channel is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.