Migrants handed record levels of legal aid to fight their deportation - paid for by YOU

Record Sums of UK Public Funds Paid Out in Migrant Legal Aid

British taxpayer-funded legal aid in immigration and deportation cases has reached record financial levels, according to official figures. The number of immigration cases seeking aid to appeal Home Office decisions has increased from 234 in 2013/14 to 2,200 in 2024/25, an almost tenfold rise over a decade. The funding is provided through Exceptional Case Funding, introduced in 2012 after most immigration legal aid cases were removed from scope. …

Migrants handed record levels of legal aid to fight their deportation - paid for by YOU

Migrants are being handed record levels of taxpayer-funded legal aid to fight their deportation, official figures have revealed