Trafficker convicted in France seeks asylum in UK, BBC learns

Jamal’s case is not alone. Law enforcement in Europe told us they know of 15 traffickers who have been convicted in French, German and Belgian courts; They believe these people are now living in the UK and claiming asylum under false names.

We heard about a man convicted in France who is now selling used cars in Manchester and is still involved in human trafficking.

Another man, also of French judgment, was founded at Blackpool. He claims asylum under a false name and brags on social media that he has been granted a stay.

Since Brexit, the UK will no longer have data-sharing agreements with many countries in the EU, making it more difficult to check asylum seekers’ criminal and immigration records, said Lucy Morton of the Immigration Services Union.

Even if we can share databases with our closest neighbors, Germany, Belgium, Holland and even France – then yes, we know they are guilty of human trafficking.

Asylum seekers are fingerprinted on arrival in the UK and marked against UK police databases, but these do not necessarily show convictions from another country.

The Home Office told us: “All asylum seekers are subject to mandatory security checks to confirm their identity for immigration, security and criminal purposes.”

This point It was also done last November., External Border Security Minister Alex Norris added that details of the checks “will not be made public” to protect the integrity of the inspection process.

The Home Office went on to say that the UK has “a number of agreements to share criminal record information”, and that immigration enforcement is currently at an all-time high, with 83% of people caught working illegally.