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Asylum seekers pretending to be children quadruples in last decade

Summary by Daily Express
A surge in disputed age claims has seen the number of asylum seekers pretending to be children soar from 224 to over 1,000 in a decade.

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Asylum seekers pretending to be children quadruples in last decade

A surge in disputed age claims has seen the number of asylum seekers pretending to be children soar from 224 to over 1,000 in a decade.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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