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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Failed asylum seekers will be paid up to £40k to leave the UK, Shabana Mahmood announces

Failed asylum seeker families with children will be offered up to £40,000 to leave the country quickly or face being deported, Shabana Mahmood has announced.

As part of the home secretary’s immigration overhaul, a pilot scheme has been launched for 150 families who are living in migrant hotels, with offers already sent out.

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