Immigration Minister Claims Asylum System Is ‘Riddled With Abuse’

Robert Jenrick made the comments while defending asking single adult male illegal immigrants to share hotel rooms

Britain's Minister for Immigration, Robert Jenrick, arrives for a weekly meeting of Cabinet ministers at 10, Downing Street in London on May 16, 2023. Carl Court/Getty Images

The immigration minister has claimed the UK’s asylum system is “riddled with abuse” while defending government requests that illegal immigrants share hotel rooms.

Robert Jenrick made the comments days after a group of illegal immigrants protested outside a London hotel over cramped hotel conditions.