Record 1,317 asylum seekers caught pretending to be children in bid to avoid being sent home

A RECORD number of asylum seekers were caught pretending to be children in the first half of this year.

A total of 1,317 migrants claiming to be minors at the border were judged to be adults brazenly plotting to gain extra protection from being sent home.

AFPA record number of asylum seekers were caught pretending to be children in the first half of this year[/caption] PAKiller Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai was 19 when he told Home Office officials he was 14 after sneaking in on...