Gender Based Violence: Undocumented Migrants
Commons · Question 29160 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Joy Morrissey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of violence against women and girls among crimes committed by people who are in the UK without legal immigration status.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 22 Sep 2026
Asylum seekers who engage in antisocial or criminal behaviour will be subject to the same legal consequences as any other individual residing in the country and will have their immigration status reviewed, if convicted.No one in the UK, including foreign ...