MPs Say No Clear Basis for Accepting Albanian Asylum Claims

An inflatable craft carrying illegal immigrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, on Aug. 4, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

There is no clear basis for the UK to accept thousands of asylum applications from Albanian citizens, a cross-party group of MPs has found.

The Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons said in a report (pdf) on Monday that it has found little evidence to indicate significant numbers of Albanian nationals are at risk in their own country and require asylum in the UK.