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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

Home Office faces ‘exodus’ of asylum caseworkers who fear being forced to break law

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The Home Office is facing an “exodus” of asylum caseworkers who fear being forced to act illegally under the Illegal Migration Bill, it has been claimed.

An official who decides claims told The Independent staff were already angry at the home secretary for accusing them of working too slowly when they are hampered by lost documents, rapidly changing policies and “inefficient” processes.

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