Immigration and asylum The new arrivals 'I thought she was an intern': when asylum interviews go wrong Two refugees tell their Home Office interview horror stories Zabrain was refused asylum after a disastrous Home Office interview. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the GuardianZabrainWalking out of his asylum interview, Zabrain knew it had not gone well. Despite this, after his interview with the Home Office he thought it was more than likely he would be refused. “I thought maybe she’s an intern or she’s a trainee,” said Zabrain, though Ruddick later confirmed she was an experienced Home Office interviewer. She was detained at Yarl’s Wood and her asylum interview was conducted there.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2018 16:00 UTC