OAN Staff Abril Elfi
3:44 PM – Friday, August 23, 2024
The number of asylum seekers being granted refugee status in the United Kingdom has risen to the highest number globally since almost 40 years ago.
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On Thursday, authorities revealed that a total of 67,978 asylum claims had been granted by the Home office from January to June this year, more than triple the amount of last year.
According to Home Office data seen by the Daily Telegraph, foreign nationals who arrive by boat across the Channel made up over one-third of the decisions—roughly 35,176—more than four times as many as those who arrived by land in the year ending in June 2023, when there were only 7,888.
“Home Office caseworkers made just…
