One key question on the removal of failed asylum seekers the Government refuses to answer

The Government is not being unfastened astir removal of asylum seekers (Image: Getty)

The Government is refusing to accidental however galore asylum seekers, who person withdrawn their applications, person been removed from the state and for immoderate it hasn't, if it knows wherever they are.

Under migration laws, if an asylum seeker were to retreat their exertion for asylum earlier it was completed, they would beryllium classed arsenic an amerciable migrant and could beryllium returned to their state of origin.

The Home Office is besides expected to show the whereabouts of known amerciable immigrants, with things similar having to motion connected astatine an migration centre nether bail conditions.

The Home Office has antecedently admitted that ample numbers of failed asylum seekers, whose claims were rejected and not successfully appealed, oregon those who withdrew earlier it was finalized, person not been removed from the country.

However, it has refused to accidental however galore person been returned.

It followed a written Parliamentary question from Neil O'Brien, Tory MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.

He asked this month: "How galore and what proportionality of erstwhile asylum applicants, who person withdrawn their applications (a) person near the state and (b) her section knew the determination of successful each twelvemonth since 2015."

Dame Angela Eagle, Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum, refused to supply the information, citing outgo implications.

She replied: "The Home Office does not routinely people the accusation you person requested, we are incapable to supply this information, arsenic it could lone beryllium obtained astatine disproportionate cost."

It comes aft Express.co.uk revealed past week that the full outgo of lodging and supporting asylum seekers crossed the state grew to much than £5.3billiuon successful the twelvemonth 2023/24 aft an earlier pledge by the Government to trim costs.