A BBC investigation has uncovered a scheme where some legal advisers are allegedly encouraging migrants to fabricate domestic abuse claims to secure residency in the UK. This practice reportedly exploits existing rules designed to expedite permanent residence for genuine victims of abuse.
During the investigation, a BBC reporter was allegedly advised by Eli Ciswaka to make false allegations of domestic abuse. Ciswaka reportedly offered to fabricate a story for £900, intended for submission to the Home Office to secure the client’s status in the UK.
When approached for comment, Ciswaka did not respond to a written request. However, during a subsequent phone call regarding the investigation, he denied any willingness to create a false narrative of domestic abuse for the undercover reporter.
Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding in the Home Office, condemned the alleged misuse of rules intended to protect domestic abuse victims. She stated that such actions are “unacceptable” and warned that “sham lawyers facilitating this advice abuse will be put behind bars.”
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