Saturday, 12 November 2011

A selection of recent media reports

MIGRANT FAKED ILLNESS IN £400K BENEFITS SCAM
AN illegal immigrant who claimed more than £400,000 in benefits spent years faking illness to con the system, a court
Express.co.uk (12-Nov-2011)

Mohamed Bouzalim claimed £400,000 in benefits... and can't be kicked out because of human rights
An illegal immigrant who claimed to be paralysed from the n
The Mail On Sunday (11-Nov-2011)

Hastings MP slams UK Border Agency over fake weddings
The deportations of nine people by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) after hundreds of sham marriages in Sussex have be
BBC News England (11-Nov-2011)

Preacher allowed to challenge exclusion in new blow for May
Home Secretary Theresa May faced fresh embarrassment today after a radical preacher won a court v
London Evening Standard (11-Nov-2011)

UK faces up to 9,000 cases of passport fraud a year - Public Service
Thousands of cases of passport fraud are continuing to be detected by UK authorities ever
Publicservice.co.uk (11-Nov-2011)

Nick Ferrari on government immigration policies
Broadcaster Nick Ferrari claimed it was not racist to have a debate on immigration, and the current and pre
BBC News - UK Politics (11-Nov-2011)

Dancing asylum cheat claimed £400,000 for being 'paralysed'
An asylum cheat who raked in thousands of pounds in benefits after claiming to be paralysed from the ne
London Evening Standard (11-Nov-2011)

Second relaxation of border controls authorised by Theresa May has allowed thousands to enter Britain without passport c..
) A second relaxation of border
The Mail On Sunday (11-Nov-2011)

Kirkcaldy hotel workers removed by UK Border Agency
A Kirkcaldy hotelier claims he was unaware six of his employees were working for him illegally after the
The Courier (11-Nov-2011)

Border official 'gave away visas for tens of thousands of pounds'
A senior border official is facing a \u201Csubstantial\u201D prison sentence after pleading guilty to is
Telegraph.co.uk (11-Nov-2011)

What is happening to our borders?
Home Secretary Theresa May is at the centre of an ongoing furore about checks at Britain's borders being relaxed. But wha
Telegraph.co.uk (11-Nov-2011)

Border checks relaxed in second rule change
Thousands of people have entered Britain without facing routine passport checks on arrival under a second change
Telegraph.co.uk (11-Nov-2011)

IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN VISA SCAM FACES PRISON
AN immigration officer was warned yesterday that he faces a lengthy jail sentence for issuing visas to migrants
Scottish Daily Express (11-Nov-2011)

IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN VISA SCAM FACES PRISON
AN immigration officer was warned yesterday that he faces a lengthy jail sentence for issuing visas to migrants
Express.co.uk (11-Nov-2011)