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Pepe n Pilar
IMMIGRATION MATTERS
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill could become Law next week
By Charles Kelly
The UK Government spent more than £8.2 million last year on chartering private jets to deport immigrants, according to official figures. Over £70,000 was wasted on a one bungled attempt to fly failed asylum seeker Fatou Gaye to the Ivory Coast on a private jet only to have to fly her back again when she was refused entry.
Identity and Passport Service 'open to bribes' say people traffickers
The Times reports that people-traffickers view Britain as a "soft touch" when it comes to smuggling illegal immigrants, with high profits and low risks of capture, according to Home Office research published yesterday. Traffickers allege that officials in the Identity and Passport Service are open to bribes to help illegal immigrants enter the country.