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Whistleblower says asylum seekers disappear 'daily' from hotels
An insider reveals daily disappearances of asylum seekers from UK hotels, with 36,272 people housed and many marked as absconders, amid recent policy tightening.
- An insider working across several asylum hotels told Sky News people are disappearing from asylum seeker hotels on a near-daily basis and warned this shows a lack of monitoring.
- A contractor described how residents missing a week are processed as absconders, marked as `left the hotel`, and the Home Office tracing team notifies police and commercial contractors.
- Data cited by reporters highlight both large numbers of claims and high levels of removals, showing 110,000 asylum claims between September 2024 and September 2025 and nearly 50,000 removals.
- Many who disappear are living off-grid and taking `cash in hand` work; the insider said residents who walk out without checks avoid authorities, increasing vulnerability.
- The Home Office told reporters it will end hotel use and reform the system, with a spokesperson saying the government introduced major reforms last month, while a contractor described conditions as 'terrifying'.
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A hotel contractor speaks of his fears about undocumented people absconding from hotels despite the government's promise to get the immigration system under control.
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‘They’re invisible within society’: Whistleblower says asylum seekers disappear ‘daily’ from hotels
An insider has told Sky News people are still disappearing “daily” from asylum seeker hotels. In an exclusive interview, the contractor described the chaos he sees within the system as “terrifying” because undocumented people are persistently absconding from hotels. He spoke to us because he is deeply concerned about the ongoing lack of monitoring at a time when the government has promised to tighten the asylum system. The man, who we are not na…
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