A series of reports have highlighted concerns around the misuse of Christian conversion claims by asylum seekers in the UK, with judges and critics arguing that some church leaders are being duped by insincere converts seeking to avoid deportation. Notably, a pastor in south Wales baptized up to 500 asylum seekers in the sea, with more than half disappearing post-conversion. Allegations have emerged of baptisms of convenience across the UK, with some individuals linked to serious crimes, including terrorism, exploiting this loophole. Ex-archbishop Lord Carey and others have criticized the impact of mass migration on British culture, infrastructure, and common life, with particular concern over the role of figures like Justin Welby and the Diocese of Durham. Furthermore, the increase in Channel crossings, with more than 1,506 migrants arriving this year, marking a 13% increase, underscores the growing challenge. Critics argue that the system is being gamed by fighting-age men from cultures vastly different from the UK's, with no genuine intention of converting to Christianity. Questions have been raised about why individuals like Abdul Ezedi were allowed as many as three asylum appeals.
Stunned children returned from a school trip to France at the weekend to find two migrants in the luggage compartment of their coach. Police attended the incident but arrested no one. No wonder our borders are wide open. https://t.co/G4IibR7ZzY
School coach trip returns from France with two migrant men in the luggage compartments prompting fury from parents - with the Home Office refusing to clarify if they were detained https://t.co/vunniVxh0l https://t.co/PbFlfQXky8
The Bishop of Chelmsford @Guli_FD Francis-Dehqani has admitted that the Church Of England may have been scammed by Muslim asylum seekers converting to Christianity. It's unlikely they'll ever be deported, no mater how heinous the crime. One vicar reported 60% of his "converts"… https://t.co/XePO7yQexj
Excl: Investigation by @thetimes into the scale of abuse of Christian conversion in the asylum system has found: - Murderers, rapists, drug dealers & burglars avoided deportation by claiming they're Christian converts - Outlandish claims lodged included a "Christian" who spent a…
Criminals cover themselves in religious tattoos in attempt to escape deportation as 'perception of being Christian' could result in 'torture' in home country https://t.co/cLaFs7BnlF
A convicted foreigner who was sentenced to prison for 18 months tattooed Christian symbols on his arms, and despite the judge accepting his "conversion" was fake, ruled he would face lashes in Iran for the tattoos, so he could stay in Britain. https://t.co/zY9bYlUo6p https://t.co/CHHz5mEn1k
Murderers, sex offenders and drug dealers are among migrants who have escaped deportation by claiming they have converted to Christianity, The Times has found ⬇️ https://t.co/jyCLlzW79A
A total of 124 migrants on board three small boats made the dangerous crossing of the English Channel on Saturday, the Home Office has confirmed. https://t.co/WBBHdnkyoY
.@BishopPaulB thinks it’s a gotcha moment that I baptised 7 asylum seekers. Well it isn’t. I obviously did all the baptisms that were booked before my arrival. If I hadn’t then stopped the conveyor belt of asylum seekers trying to game the system, there would have been many more.
Genuine conversions to Christianity can be deeply moving. Not to be confused with “baptisms for asylum” which are devious and exploitative. And sacreligious, https://t.co/fvMjAxNCWg
“He’s being believed by one judge but not another.” An Iranian man, who is a convicted sex offender is fighting a fourteen-year asylum battle, claims he cannot be deported as he has converted to Christianity. @petercardwell | @HarjapBhangal | #TalkTV
An Iranian paedophile. A Bangladeshi wife-murderer. A Somalian career criminal. Just a few of those who 'can't be deported because they have converted to Christianity'. Withdrawal from ECHR and permanent deportation of foreign criminals are SDP policies. https://t.co/iApEtaCfTA
More than 120 migrants crossed the Channel in three small boats on Saturday, bringing total number of arrivals this year to 1,506 https://t.co/7MRPDshqtg https://t.co/hh9kV1WhoX
Judges have raised concerns that some church leaders are being “duped” by insincere asylum seekers. In one case a judge “found it very surprising” that an Iranian-born man in his 40s was allowed to be baptised at Wakefield Cathedral five weeks after arriving in Britain https://t.co/P001E9feIw
EXC: Iranian paedophile who is described as a 'danger to the community' and has fought to stay in the UK for 14 years claims he cannot be deported because he has converted to Christianity https://t.co/uuWa0bzFVf
Superb opinion piece from @LeoKearse on @GBNEWS. On Abdul Ezedi "is hopefully being eaten by crabs in Thames estuary right now." Many asylum seekers are "fighting-age men from barbaric, medieval cultures gaming the system to stay in the UK when they have no intention of… https://t.co/sAOjzOyufX
🚨 ICYMI 'If you game the system, and you lie, then you should have no right to stay here at all' @ReemAmirIbrahim: 'Why was Abdul Ezedi allowed THREE asylum appeals? It's ridiculous!' @LeoKearse | The Saturday Night Showdown https://t.co/IGsG2WU75Y
⛪ Asylum seekers dupe church leaders to avoid deportation, say judges https://t.co/wucuyJ1KLf
A pastor has revealed that he baptised up to 500 asylum seekers in south Wales - but more than half disappeared after their conversion https://t.co/a0z6He58M2
It's worth remembering that this comes not long after it was revealed that the Church of England helped Abdul Ezedi, the London acid attacker, gain asylum by supporting his claim to have "converted" to Christianity in 2020. The C of E also supported the asylum application of Emad… https://t.co/uKExkXPR7L
Iranian paedophile who is described as a 'danger to the community' and has fought to stay in the UK for 14 years claims he cannot be deported because he has converted to Christianity https://t.co/aA81TJUcAy https://t.co/tvY9OJQnLA
EXC: The pastor who baptised 500 asylum seekers in sea - but half never returned to church https://t.co/iv4tzjrtAh
‘These are fighting-age men from barbaric, medieval cultures gaming the system to stay in the UK when they have no intention of converting to Christianity’ | @LeoKearse https://t.co/X0mUtyHnM7
‘These are fighting-age men from barbaric, medieval cultures gaming the system to stay in the UK when they have no intention of converting to Christianity’ | @LeoKearse 📺 Watch: https://t.co/X0mUtyHnM7
'If you game the system, and you lie, then you should have no right to stay here at all' @ReemAmirIbrahim: 'Why was Abdul Ezedi allowed THREE asylum appeals? It's ridiculous!' @LeoKearse | The Saturday Night Showdown https://t.co/GapReBCErY
‘These are fighting-age men from barbaric, medieval cultures gaming the system to stay in the UK when they have no intention of converting to Christianity’ @LeoKearse | The Saturday Night Showdown https://t.co/l13dU0r8bS
I was a pastor for 30 years and baptised 500 asylum seekers in the sea - but half of them never came back to church: Video shows dozens being welcomed to Christianity off windy beach amid fears conversions are used to support bogus claims to stay in UK https://t.co/PFkHZZZxZz https://t.co/36CIhmrcpV
There are allegations that baptisms of convenience are happening in many parts of the UK. At least 3 men who went on to commit serious crimes (inc terrorism) were offered asylum after they “converted” to Christianity. Diocese of Durham has hardly touched the surface of this… https://t.co/avxB03uPLZ
There are grown adult men pretending to be children brazenly entering Britain. Our ruling class don’t think it’s of any importance to check they are actually the age they say they are. They are happy for a 25 year old Afghani male to sit in a classroom with your 15 year old. https://t.co/cKEEjeg3kp
This beggars belief. Fifteen migrants stole a French fishing boat, got a French escort to British waters & were escorted into Dover by Border Force. Why were they not returned to France? I am seething. Some 1,400 migrants have crossed the Channel this year, an increase of 13%. https://t.co/dSXXcsWygX
Sunday @Telegraph: Asylum seekers dupe church leaders to avoid deportation, say judges + ex-archbishop Lord Carey accuses Justin Welby and bishops of “blindness” to the impact of mass migration on “our culture, our infrastructure and our common life” https://t.co/jQLnfbRPb5
🗣 ‘Blaming the Church for train wreck immigration system is typical of this failed Government’ Telegraph readers debate the Christian conversion loophole used by asylum seekers https://t.co/fCEaW8uYZd