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London: The British government is preparing to impose sanctions on people from some countries, including Pakistan, who are suspected of overstaying and claiming political asylum.
The Guardian newspaper reported, citing British officials, that the government is working with the National Crime Agency on methods that can help collect information on such suspected people from different countries.
According to the government, apart from Pakistan, immigrants from Nigeria and Sri Lanka will likely fall under these sanctions.
Experts on migration-related issues say that the extent to which this government scheme will be successful will depend on the newly introduced models and the intelligence working with them.
According to the report, around 10,000 asylum seekers arrived in the UK last year on work or study visas and were accommodated in hotels at the expense of British taxpayers.
According to figures released by the UK Home Department, these asylum seekers entered the country on regular visas but then obtained accommodation and facilities at the expense of the government, with the largest number coming from Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
The Guardian had earlier reported on Saturday that the government was committed to a plan to reduce the number of foreign students who are suspected of filing asylum applications after some time.
In this regard, authorities have been instructed to make bank statements submitted by such visa holders part of their verification before providing asylum-related facilities to such visa holders.
The government’s move comes after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered a strong backlash from voters in local elections last week on issues such as refugees. The British government is also expected to release a white paper next month outlining how it will reduce the number of migrants (which reached 728,000 in June last year).
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