Internal government data reveals that the Home Office is averaging 10 assaults per day on asylum seekers, totaling 5,960 incidents from January 2023 to August 2024. Additional reports indicate victims of hate crimes and trafficking in the same period. Harsh government strategies against Channel crossers, including forced removals and citizenship deprivation, have coincided with these troubling figures. Advocacy groups express ongoing concerns about the treatment of asylum seekers, fearing that many incidents remain unreported due to potential risk to asylum claims.
The Home Office's data discloses 5,960 assaults on asylum seekers within its care from January 2023 to August 2024, indicative of systemic issues.
CEO Steve Smith highlights the daily safeguarding concerns raised by local groups, emphasizing that they feel routinely ignored by the Home Office.
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