Violent Criminal Deported From UK Returned to Claim Asylum

Figures show a 45 percent increase in illegal immigrants challenging Home Office decisions in court, including those deported from the UK legally.

Illegal immigrants react onboard UK Border Force vessel HMC Speedwell after being picked up at sea, as they are brought into the Marina in Dover, southeast England, on Dec. 21, 2021. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

A violent criminal paid to return to his home country while still in prison, travelled back to the UK within three months and claimed asylum before taking the government to court.

The case is one of a number of recent and rising appeals being lodged by immigration lawyers at Britain’s dedicated asylum courts.