Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Neil Puffett
Friday, February 26, 2016

Numbers of under-18s seeking asylum in the UK have risen by more than 50 per cent in a single year with increasing numbers having their claims refused, it has emerged.

Numbers of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK has increased by 56.5 per cent. Picture: Arlen Connelly
Numbers of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK has increased by 56.5 per cent. Picture: Arlen Connelly

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