{"id":335329,"date":"2026-04-16T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/migrants-falsely-claiming-to-be-victims-of-domestic-abuse-to-stay-in-uk-bbc-finds-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:00:15","slug":"migrants-falsely-claiming-to-be-victims-of-domestic-abuse-to-stay-in-uk-bbc-finds-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/migrants-falsely-claiming-to-be-victims-of-domestic-abuse-to-stay-in-uk-bbc-finds-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrants falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse to stay in UK, BBC finds | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PDFqIWj6dFo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Migrants falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse to stay in UK, BBC finds | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PDFqIWj6dFo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the UK, a BBC investigation has discovered.<\/p>\n<p>They are exploiting rules brought in by ministers to help genuine victims of abuse to secure permanent residence more quickly than through other routes, such as asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers have said inadequate Home Office checks are allowing them to do so on the basis of little evidence, while their unsuspecting British partners have had their lives turned upside down by the false accusations.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding in the Home Office, has said: &quot;Sham lawyers facilitating this advice abuse will be put behind bars and their dirty money seized will be reinvested to shut down the crime they once bankrolled.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Migration #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the UK, a BBC investigation has discovered. 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