The Daily Mail has information that more than 12,000 asylum seekers are currently in Britain, awaiting their removal or final decisions on their claims.
The Home Office has data that shows the staggering number of these people are among 54,432 who have waited for at least 3 years to see their refugee claims processed.
Many of the 12,429 here over ten-years are considered to have been asylum seekers who exhausted their appeal rights and now await removal from Britain.
The Home Office has a smaller percentage of those who are still waiting or have appeals pending.
Home Office statistics show that 54,432 people have waited at least 3 years to see their asylum claims finalised.
The data obtained through freedom-of-information laws show that 9800 cases have been present for 3-4 years while the remaining 9,200 are here for 5-6 years.
They are most likely the 12,429 British citizens who have resided in the UK for at least ten years. We don’t know how many receive subsistence and accommodation from the taxpayer.
The cost of the asylum system has spiralled to £1.4billion a year.
Last month the chairman of the government’s independent Migration Advisory Committee said comparatively few asylum seekers take up the ability to enter work.
Professor Brian Bell urged ministers to give asylum seekers work permits much sooner, possibly after six months.
The data obtained through freedom-of-information laws reveal that 9800 cases have been present for 3-4 years while the remaining 9,200 are here for 5-6 years.
The Home Office rejected it immediately.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has described the current system as ‘broken’ and says it is subject to abuse by ‘activist lawyers’ who drag cases on for years.
Her new legislation will streamline appeals and bring about a variety of changes to the asylum process.
According to the most recent statistics, there are more than 125,000 asylum cases currently being handled by the Home Office.