UK to deploy immigration advisers to West Africa to block fake visas
David Lammy plans teams in Nigeria and Ghana to spot forgeries as asylum applications reach record levels.
According to a Yahoo News summary of a Telegraph report, Foreign Secretary David Lammy plans to dispatch immigration advisers to Nigeria and Ghana to identify forged visas and travel documents before migrants board flights:contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21}.
The initiative comes after asylum applications hit a record 111,000 in Labour’s first year in power and aims to prevent bogus claimants from reaching the UK:contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}.
Under the scheme, UK officials will work with local police and airlines to spot fake papers and may detain migrants abroad rather than after arrival.
The plan is intended to reduce illegal immigration and ease pressure on the UK’s asylum system:contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}.
The initiative comes after asylum applications hit a record 111,000 in Labour’s first year in power and aims to prevent bogus claimants from reaching the UK:contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}.
Under the scheme, UK officials will work with local police and airlines to spot fake papers and may detain migrants abroad rather than after arrival.
The plan is intended to reduce illegal immigration and ease pressure on the UK’s asylum system:contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}.
