‘Human error’ led to migrant sex offender’s release, says Lammy

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‘Human error’ led to migrant sex offender’s release, says Lammy

The Justice Secretary says it was probably human error that led to a failed asylum seeker and sex offender being released from prison when he should have been sent to an immigration detention centre until he was deported.

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David Lammy told MPs that he’d ordered an independent investigation into the mistake, which the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick called a ‘national embarrassment’.
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0:00 – David Lammy says ‘human error’ led to migrant’s release
2:23 – Interview with Mark Fairhurst
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Date: October 27, 2025