The checks often involve couples being hauled into immigration centres and grilled separately about the details of their relationship.
Registry offices flagged 107,432 cases to the government between 2016 and 2022. But records obtained by openDemocracy show only 1.2% (1,319) were actually found to be sham marriages.
Experts have warned the system is just another example of the Home Office’s “hostile environment” and say the automated system it uses to triage referrals could be discriminatory.
Source: Thousands wrongly face Home Office sham marriage investigations | openDemocracy






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