(Arab News) Two-thirds of small boat arrivals in Britain last year who were detained pending deportation claimed to be victims of modern slavery, the Times reported.
The figures are likely to frustrate Home Office officials, with the slavery claims leading to delayed deportations and lengthy legal battles.
Potential victims of modern slavery rose to a record 4,746 in the first three months of 2023, Home Office data showed.
The figure is the highest recorded for a three-month period since records began in 2009.
Albanians made up the largest number of those claiming to be victims of modern slavery, followed by Britons and Sudanese.
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