More than 100,000 failed asylum seekers feared to be living in Britain illegally because they've not been deported

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More than 100,000 failed asylum seekers feared to be living in Britain illegally because they've not been deported.

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More than 100,000 failed asylum seekers are feared to be living in the UK illegally because they have not been deported, a new analysis has claimed.The analysis, obtained by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, shows a total of 108,022 people refused protection after claiming asylum between 2010 and 2024 have not been removed from Britain.Approximately 26,850 rejected applicants have stayed in the country for a minimum of ten years after first seeking sanctuary between 2010 and 2016.Records indicate around 2,000 individuals who initially applied for protection in 2010 had not departed by March 2026, representing roughly one in four of those whose claims were denied that year.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp delivered a scathing assessment of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, telling the Sunday Express: "This makes a mockery of immigration law when even failed asylum seekers, most of whom are illegal immigrants, get to stay.

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