Belgium: Up to 70 per cent of ‘child’ migrants given age tests turn out to be adults

(Breitbart) Sammy Mahdi, Belgium’s secretary of state for asylum and migration, has stated that up to 70 per cent of “child” migrants submitted for age testing by the government turn out to be adults.

Mahdi commented this week on the situation regarding so-called unaccompanied minors after it was revealed that a migrant arrival centre run by the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) in Brussels had become so overwhelmed that it was not able to accept some migrants, with around 15 being turned away for the first time since 2015.

“I have specifically asked Fedasil to accommodate all minors. This situation is unacceptable and I will personally ensure that their reception is respected. Better to take an adult’s bed, than not to have a bed at all,” Mahdi said, according to a Sudinfo report.

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