Asylum Seeker Wins £98K After Suing Home Office for ‘Unfair’ Treatment – You Won’t Believe What Happened!”

A High Court judge has rejected an appeal against a compensation payment. 

A think tank says many hardworking Brits will be upset that an asylum seeker was given nearly £100,000 after being treated “like a criminal” by the Home Office. 

Nadra Almas, a Christian from Pakistan, said she feared persecution in her home country and fought for 16 years to stay in the UK after her student visa expired in the early 2000s. 

The High Court found that the Home Office and staff at Yarl’s Wood detention center made several mistakes in how they treated her. 

A judge ruled that her detention caused her stress and made her feel like a criminal. 

The Home Office appealed against the decision and the £98,757 compensation, but Mr. Justice Ritchie rejected the appeal, saying the payment was fair. 

Shimeon Lee, a researcher at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, told Express.co.uk that taxpayers will be angry about having to cover the cost of the Home Office’s mistakes. 

He said that at a time when money is tight, hardworking Brits shouldn’t have to pay for government errors. He urged ministers to take better control of their departments to avoid costly mistakes like this. 

Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, also criticized the decision, calling it shocking. He claimed that British taxpayers are being taken advantage of by asylum seekers. 

He pointed out that while pensioners are losing their Winter Fuel Allowance, an asylum seeker is receiving a large payout. He added that if Reform UK wins the next election, they will stop what he called the “abuse” of taxpayers and put British citizens first. 

Ms. Almas arrived in the UK in 2004 on a student visa, which expired after five months. She was given a removal notice in 2008 and applied six times to stay in the UK between 2005 and 2014. 

The High Court heard that Home Office officials handcuffed her and detained her in 2018, saying she would be deported. She was released two weeks later. 

The Home Office has been asked for a comment.