Illegal migrants & foreign offenders coming up against ‘UNQUALIFIED civil servants to argue asylum cases in court’

Next ILLEGAL migrants and foreign criminals are being challenged in court by civil servants with no legal qualifications or prior experience, it has been revealed. The Home Office is now recruiting unqualified staff to fight asylum appeals and argue for the deportation of migrants and foreign offenders. 6 The Sun revealed how Mohammed Abbas was given a £250,000 house days before exposing himself to children Credit: ANDREW LLOYD 6 An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel Credit: Getty Advertisement Job adverts say recruits must develop a “strong working knowledge” of immigration law and learn to apply it effectively, reports The Telegraph . The department insists candidates receive comprehensive training and “rigorous” assessments. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said it was “no wonder” the Home Office was losing so many appeals. The revelation comes after a Sun investigation exposed foreign criminals benefiting from taxpayer-funded homes and legal aid. Read More in UK News NO ENTRY Eritreans facing BAN from Britain under new Labour plans ROGUE'S GALLERY Cushy lives of migrant crooks paid for by YOU…£112k saving & £1.7m house 6 Demonstrators during an anti-migrant protest in Gosport on October 4 Credit: PA 6 A group migrants are brought in to the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, on October 5 Credit: PA Mr Philip: “No wonder the Home Office loses so many immigration appeals when they are sending unqualified presenting officers with no legal experience to fight expensive immigration lawyers funded by legal aid at taxpayers’ expense. “Illegal immigrants and foreign criminals routinely avoid removal based on absurd and common-sense defying definitions of human rights , which the courts accept. Advertisement “That’s why the Conservatives plan to abolish the Immigration tribunal and immigration legal aid entirely and our borders plan will see us leave the European Convention on Human Rights so illegal immigrants can be immediately deported.” Almost two thirds of asylum seekers challenging rejected claims either won their appeals or were granted refugee status after the Home Office withdrew its refusal. Most read in The Sun BLING BOAST Albanian burglar poses next to £300k Rolls-Royce as he fights THIRD deportation BLADE 'MURDER' Woman, 20s, knifed to death in street after horrified locals heard 'screams' BEDTIME STORIES Brits watch 44 films or TV programmes from bed a year Some 42 per cent won their appeals, while a further 22 per cent saw the department withdraw its initial refusal before a hearing. There were 156,000 outstanding immigration appeals in June, including more than 90,000 asylum cases, almost double the number two years earlier. Meanwhile, legal aid spending on immigration and asylum claims surged 50 per cent, from £39million in 2021/22 to £59million in 2024/25. Advertisement The row follows mounting anger over the wider immigration crisis, with 1,739 migrants crossing the Channel in just seven days at the start of October. 6 Nigel Farage branded the situation an ‘out of control disaster’ Credit: Getty 6 Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur was kept in Home Office housing after asylum claim rejected Credit: Derbyshire Police That is one arrival every six minutes, with 20,935 people reaching Britain in small boats so far this year. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage branded the situation “an out of control disaster” and a “massive threat to our national security”. Advertisement Mr Philp also accused Labour of leaving Britain’s borders “wide open” and failing to smash people-smuggling gangs. Among the cases highlighted in The Sun’s investigation was convicted sex offender Jamil Ahmed, who spent almost ten years fighting deportation after serving a jail term for sex offences against underage girls, with legal aid funding his battle to remain in Scotland . The Sun also revealed how Somali migrant Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur remained in Home Office accommodation while appealing against the rejection of his asylum claim before going on to murder father-of-three Gurvinder Johal. The cases have fuelled questions over why foreign offenders can remain in Britain for years while taxpayers fund their legal challenges and accommodation. Ameer Kotecha, a former senior Foreign Office diplomat and chief executive of the Centre for Government Reform, called the situation a “parable of broken Britain”. Advertisement He said: “The state is boosting the legal aid budget by almost a third, so asylum seekers are well represented in their defence, then recruiting people who don’t need a legal qualification and don’t yet know immigration law to face them in court. “Lawyers on one side, unqualified learners on the other, and the taxpayer paying for both.” Mr Kotecha said it was extraordinary that legal qualifications or even existing legal knowledge were not essential for a job involving legal arguments and cross-examining appellants three days a week. He warned presenting officers could face experienced solicitors, barristers and specialist advocates while still learning the law. He added: “If the Government is serious about fixing the asylum system, it should make sure the people arguing on its behalf have the legal expertise to do the job — and win.” Advertisement RECOMMENDED STORIES A Home Office spokesman said the Government was increasing removals of foreign national offenders, with nearly 12,000 returned or deported between Labour taking office and the end of March. The Sun has contacted the Home Office.