Kent County Council has revealed that, according to their information, at least 25 per cent of illegal migrants arriving in Britain via boat that are claiming to be minors are actually over the age of 18. Over the past 5 years, 1,668 boat migrants have told the authorities that they were children upon arrival in Britain. However, over 400 of those have later turned out to be adults.
A source at Kent County Council has told The Telegraph: “Following age assessment around 25 per cent are assessed as being 18 or over. They will then almost definitely appeal this through the courts and KCC pays all of the legal fees”. British policy is not to challenge migrants’ alleged age unless they look over the age of 25. Other European countries will undertake dental checks in order to deal with any discrepancies.
The source in The Telegraph who is an unnamed social worker has spoken out about a lack of resources “Norfolk, for example, are offering £32 per hour for social workers to work with the UASC, Southend Borough Council are only paying £28 for the same role. They will be required to drive to Dover to pick these young people up. Those who claim to be under 18 (as most do) will have to have an age assessment done, this can take months. But age assessment social workers are like hens’ teeth. So, the local authorities will normally go with the age declared. I find it appalling that these arrivals are being scattered across the UK without any criminal/terrorist/ID checks being done. They are now just being handed over to other local authorities”.
These claims come after a Sudanese migrant Abdulfatah Hamdallah, who drowned in the English Channel last week was later proven to be far older than 16, as initially reported by the MSM. The Times later corrected this stating that: “Family members said that he was 22, although a driving license with a photo gave the man’s name and date of birth as 1992”.
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