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2026-05-27 13:29:38
[10 of 19 immigrants in Kent, England, confirmed to be adults, raising concerns about age fraud] (1) According to The Sun, 10 of the 19 immigrants originally scheduled to be placed in foster care or childcare facilities in Kent, England, have been confirmed to be adults after reassessment. (2) Kent is a major landing point for small boats crossing the English Channel. In the past five days, nearly 1,000 undocumented immigrants have entered the UK by small boat. Anti-immigrant sentiment has intensified following several immigration-related criminal cases. (3) Shadow Home Secretary Chris Phillips criticized that adults posing as children endanger the safety of real children, citing the example of a Sudanese man with a receding hairline and a beard pretending to be a child. He warned that the situation would worsen after the passage of the Labour Party's Border Bill, which stipulates that illegal immigrants who refuse an age assessment test will no longer be considered under 18. (4) The Daily Mail, citing Home Office data, reported that the number of adult immigrants posing as children has tripled in the past decade, exceeding 1,000 last year. (5) In 2022, the government pledged to improve age assessment methods (including X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs), and last year it also planned to use artificial intelligence technology to verify the age of immigrants. The "Rwanda Plan," which was previously strongly promoted by the Conservative Party, was abolished after the Labour Party came to power in 2024.
