The Home Office was repeatedly warned that Windrush generation residents had been wrongly classified as being in the country illegally as long ago as 2013, according to immigration advice experts. Apart from repeatedly informing the Home Office of the mistakes, caseworkers also alerted local MPs, who contacted the Home Office, Llazari said. Sometimes when caseworkers contacted Capita, they were told the letter had been sent by mistake and the individual should ignore it. A Home Office spokesperson said: “Capita was previously contracted by the Home Office to contact people who may not have had valid leave to remain. “The details of thousands of Windrush people were wrongly included in the database Capita was given by the Home Office.

Source: The Guardian May 08, 2018 17:00 UTC